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Article Power Bars etc.
Food Inspection Agency investigating sports nutrition, says Globe
TORONTO (CP) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has launched an investigation into sports nutrition products such as energy bars, power drinks and weight-loss preparations, the Globe and Mail reports. The probe comes after an internal CFIA report which raised questions about the safety of many of these diet supplements. ``The presence in many of these products of non-permitted substances with pharmacological activity, excessive levels of vitamins and minerals and undeclared common food allergens put the health of Canadians at risk,'' said the report, which was marked secret and produced last year. ``It addition, the substitution in these products of desirable and expensive ingredients with inexpensive ingredients is a common type of fraud that results in economic loss for consumers. Claims for health and performance benefits which cannot be substantiated are another form of fraud common among these products.'' Despite continuing inspection by federal officials, ``the overall marketplace compliance for sports nutrition products continues to be very poor,'' added the report, obtained by Ottawa researcher Ken Rubin. The report didn't name any brand names. The Food Inspection Agency is looking at the industry as a whole. Alain Charette, a CFIA spokesman, said officials launched a national review earlier this year. ``It's a targeted operation on the sports nutrition issue. Since it's an enforcement operation, we cannot be very specific about what we are doing. We definitely have some sampling being done and tests being performed,'' he said. (Globe and Mail) Kyle Hume News & Entertainment CFRB AM 1010 2 St. Clair Avenue West Toronto, Ontario M4V 1L6 Phone: (416) 323-7401 Fax: (416) 323-6816 -- Diva ******** Still Alive, Year Five -219/141 |
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