The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) ordered the seizure and prohibition of the manufacture, sale, distribution, advertising and use of four brands of food supplements: W Nutry, Vittacaps, Muuh Magic and Essential Nutrition.
The measures affect products sold on platforms such as Mercado Livre and Shopee.
The decisions were published in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) this Tuesday (10).
Among the reasons cited by the agency are the lack of health regulation, the dissemination of unauthorized health claims and the identification of counterfeit products.
The determination against W Nutrition covers all of the brand's dietary supplements. In the case of Muuh Magic, the measure affects all batches of powdered bovine colostrum supplement.
As for Essential Nutrition, the ban is restricted to one batch of the Omega Core product. The decision on Vittacaps includes all batches of the brand's supplements, including 6 Magnesium + B12 and Femme Power.
See details on each of the restrictions below.
W Nutry: lack of registration and information about manufacturing
Anvisa ordered the seizure and prohibition of all food supplements under the W Nutry brand, from the company W Nutry Ltda.
According to the resolution, no records or notifications of products were identified with the agency. The document also points out that there was no proof of the identity of the manufacturers, the composition, origin and manufacturing conditions of the supplements.
Another reason cited was the dissemination of unauthorized therapeutic claims and functional or health properties.
Muuh Magic: Colostrum Supplement Made Unauthorized Health Claims
The measure against the Muuh Magic brand affects all batches of powdered bovine colostrum food supplement, sold by Hupper Nutrition Ltda.
According to Anvisa, the product was sold without mandatory health notification. The agency also identified the dissemination of unauthorized therapeutic, functional and health claims.
Among the claims cited in the resolution are the prevention of diabetes and chronic diseases, the treatment of anxiety and stress, the improvement of cardiovascular and brain health, the strengthening of immunity and the improvement of digestion.
The company Muuh Alimentos e Suplementos Ltda. had been notified to adapt advertising and prove the sanitary regularity of the product, but, according to the document, it did not demonstrate that the irregularities had been resolved satisfactorily.
Essential Nutrition: batch of Omega Core is considered counterfeit
Anvisa also ordered the seizure and ban on the sale of a batch of the Omega Core supplement, from the Essential Nutrition brand, sold on Mercado Livre.
The measure affects the KIT 3 OMEGA CORE product, with 60 capsules, from batch L75F0001, valid until April 2027. Sales were made by the Luciano Elias Cardoso da Silva store, identified on the platform as Megha Utilidades and described as ZEROMEIA06.
According to the resolution, the manufacturer INP Indústria de Alimentos Ltda., responsible for the brand, informed that it does not recognize the product or the batch announced by the seller. For this reason, Anvisa ordered the seizure and prohibition of manufacturing, marketing, distribution, advertising and use.
Vittacaps: manufacturer indicated on the labels does not recognize the products
The decision on the Vittacaps brand covers all batches of the company's dietary supplements, including the products 6 Magnesios + B12 and Femme Power.
The products were sold on Shopee. The resolution cites the Vittacaps and Maxx Vitta Suplementos stores as examples.
According to Anvisa, Enkaps Indústria de Terceirização Ltda., indicated as the manufacturer on some labels, does not recognize the brand's products. Therefore, the agency ordered the seizure and prohibition of the manufacture, sale, distribution, advertising and use of all Vittacaps supplements.
