According to the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), melatonin is not allowed to be used in supplements for children and adolescents, as the consumption of this substance is not safe for these age groups. Therefore, the Anvisa determined the withdrawal of all products of this type from the market.
Current Anvisa rules establish that melatonin can only be ingested by adults with 19 years and older, at a daily concentration of 0.21 milligrams, without any claims of use specific.
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It is important to note that this hormone is also not authorized for pregnant and breastfeeding women.
On online platforms, profiles that promote the supplement via social media claim that the product is effective. in the treatment of issues related to sleep, anxiety, binge eating, nocturnal irritability and irritation.
In addition to all these indications, advertising advertises therapeutic benefits in relation to autism spectrum disorder and cancer.
The body, however, clarifies that none of these provisions has approval by the entity, which characterizes the advertisement as irregular.
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Anvisa took the decision to prohibit the manufacture, sale, distribution, advertising and use of the food supplement Soninho Perfect Melatonina Kids, produced by the company Oemed.
In response to this measure, the company claimed to UOL that it is not responsible for the manufacture of this substance and suspects that it may be counterfeit.
The director of Oemed, Felipe Cavalcanti, stated that the prohibition imposed by Anvisa was a surprise, since the product is not sold by the manufacturer.
He reiterated such statements through a note sent to UOL, while at the same time addressing the intention to take the appropriate legal measures in the face of the situation.
Cavalcanti also highlighted that Oemed has already developed a supplement of a similar nature, however, without the inclusion of melatonin in its composition. He also pointed out that the company has been the target of cases of counterfeiting in the past.
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