Mapa (Ministry of Agriculture) considered this Monday (22) 23 batches of coffee from four brands unfit for consumption. Consumers who have purchased these products are advised to stop using them and request a replacement, as provided for in the Consumer Protection Code.
The 23 lots belong to the brands Terra da Gente, Jalapão, Made in Brazil and Q-Delícia. Among them, 18 come from Terra da Gente, two from Jalapão, two from Made in Brazil and one from Q-Delícia.
According to the ministry, the coffees were disqualified after the identification of foreign bodies and impurities exceeding the authorized limit of 1%, established in the ordinance that defines the official standard for classifying roasted coffee.
Foreign matter may include debris of any kind unrelated to coffee, such as beans or seeds of other plant species, sand, stones or clods. Impurities are elements coming from the coffee plant itself, such as bark and sticks.
Solveig, owner of the Terra da Gente brand, affirms that the lots highlighted by Mapa are old and no longer circulating on the market.
“All batches currently produced are subject to rigorous quality controls, with laboratory reports that confirm their full compliance with legal and food safety standards,” the company said.
Contacted since 1 p.m. by email and telephone, the owners of the Jalapão, Made in Brazil and Q-Delícia brands only responded to the publication of the report.
If the products are still sold, the ministry requests that the incident be reported through the official Fala.BR channel, with the name and address of the establishment.
In addition to the batches deemed unfit, Mapa seized more than 21 tons of irregularly roasted and ground coffee, acquired during a public purchase in Curitiba (PR).
The operation was carried out at the beginning of December and made it possible to collect 500 gram packages from several batches, including one already rejected by a laboratory report, which classified it as unfit for consumption.
In another inspection carried out in the state, more than 1,500 packets of roasted and ground coffee, also weighing 500 grams, were seized, in which the level of impurities exceeded the legal limit by more than seven times. Mapa did not mention the names of the brands or which companies were targeted by these actions.
After confirmation of laboratory fraud, the inspection protocol provides for audits in producing establishments, with the possibility of seizing raw materials, finished products, packaging and even the closure of units.
According to the ministry, the main origin of these irregularities is the poor quality of the raw material used by certain roasters, who use hulls, straws and waste from coffee processing. These materials end up being sold irregularly to be mixed into the final product.
Mapa advises consumers to check the origin of the coffee, respect the labeling and be wary of prices that are well below average. In case of suspected irregularities, complaints can be registered via the official Fala.BR channel.
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