FUNDAMENTAL LAW OF CONSUMER PROTECTION AND THE LACK OF ADEQUATE INFORMATION ON FOOD LABELING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF HEALTH PROTECTION

Abstract

This paper addresses the importance of consumer rights as part of the fundamental rights provided for in the Federal Constitution of 1988. The recognition of this right in the consumer society is listed through the consumerist order and its provisions of public norm and social interest, which prioritize the preservation of consumers' health and the applicability of their basic rights. In this conception, in view of the selected theme, the actual implementation of basic rights and constituted principles in the Consumer Protection Code, Law 8.078/1990, in relation to consumer relations is analyzed. Under the aspect of preserving consumer health, it is necessary to provide adequate information on food labels, as the lack of adequate information on food labels can cause risks, damage, and danger to consumers. Through food labels, basic consumer rights such as adequate information and health preservation can be respected and applied, thus ensuring protection and conscious consumption. Adequate information and food labels, therefore, are related to each other, as the understanding of consumers and receiving adequate information about food can discern with consumption, where in this way, benefits would be provided for the legal provisions regarding basic rights and principles contained in the Consumer Protection Code.