Adulteration of infant formula leads to five arrests.
An operation by the Pernambuco Civil Police, launched by the Consumer Protection Division, led to the arrest of five people caught in the act of adulterating pediatric formula in pharmacies in the Recife Metropolitan Region and in the municipality of Limoeiro, in the Agreste region of the state. The adulterers replaced the expiration dates of expired products with new dates and then sold the products at prices lower than those practiced in the market.
PE247 - An operation by the Pernambuco Civil Police, launched by the Consumer Protection Division, led to the arrest of five people caught in the act of adulterating pediatric formula in pharmacies in the Recife Metropolitan Region and in the municipality of Limoeiro, in the Agreste region of the state. The investigations began four months ago following complaints from the product manufacturer and consumers, and during this period, 50 pharmacies were inspected.
According to the NE10 news portal, milk products from the brands Nan and Nestogeno, produced by Nestlé, had their original expiration dates erased and replaced with a new consumption date. These products were then resold to pharmacies at significantly lower prices than usual. According to the police, those responsible for the sale and adulteration will face charges for crimes against public health, which carry a penalty of up to five years imprisonment.
The seized material was sent to the Institute of Criminalistics (IC) for forensic analysis. The individuals arrested in the act were sent to the Observation and Classification Center (Cotel), where they will remain at the disposal of the Justice system.