Health · Healthcare & Policy · 1 hr ago
Anvisa bans sale and use of Bentô gelato with unapproved ingredients
Brazil’s health regulator, Anvisa, ordered a ban on Bentô Gelatos’ ice pop called Magnesium + Inositol Relief 3.0.
The agency said the product contains melatonin and inositol, which were not approved for food use after they failed a safety assessment.
Anvisa’s order suspends the product’s manufacture, distribution and sale.
Bentô said it removed the product’s promotions from its sales and publicity channels on the day the order was published.
The company said the ice pop was not being sold and was not on its menu, so no product had to be recalled.
Bentô said its lawyer is handling the case, and it is complying with the order.
Anvisa banned the manufacture, distribution, sale and marketing of Bentô Gelatos’ Magnésio + Inositol Relief 3.0 product.
The agency said melatonin and inositol in the product had not been assessed and approved for use in food.
The decision was published in Brazil’s Official Gazette on October 26, 2026.
Bentô said it was complying and removed the product’s advertisements from its sales and promotional channels.
The company said the product was not being sold and was not part of its menu, so no food was recalled.
- Who
- Anvisa, Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency, and Bentô Gelatos.
- What
- Anvisa suspended the manufacture, distribution, sale and marketing of the Magnésio + Inositol Relief 3.0 product.
- When
- The decision was published on October 26, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The product contained melatonin and inositol, which had not been assessed and approved for use in food.
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Anvisa’s decision was published in the Official Gazette, and Bentô said it removed the product from its sales and promotional channels that day.
CNN Brasil published its report on the ban.
- Product
- Magnésio + Inositol Relief 3.0
- Company
- Bentô Gelatos (ABB Gelateria Ltda.)
- Ingredients
- Melatonin and inositol
- Decision published
- October 26, 2026
- Measures suspended
- Manufacture, distribution, sale and marketing
What people are saying
two ingredients in the food, melatonin and inositol, did not pass the safety assessment for use in food and, consequently, were not approved
It is not being sold and is not part of our menu.