Anvisa bans counterfeit Accu-Chek Active glucose strips on Amazon

Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has prohibited the sale, distribution, import, and use of Accu-Chek Active glucose test strips on the Amazon platform. The decision follows the identification of counterfeit products being sold through the e-commerce site.

Roche Diabetes Care Brasil Ltda., the company responsible for the brand, detected reagent strips that differed from original products. The irregular items lacked original external packaging and featured English-language labels stating ‘ONLY FOR GOVERNMENT TENDER’, indicating they were intended exclusively for government bidding processes rather than retail.

The ban aims to protect consumers with diabetes, as inaccurate glucose readings from falsified strips can compromise medical treatment and public health. The resolution was officially published in the Union's Official Gazette on Thursday, October 22.