1. © FSAI Food Incidents relating to Food Supplements IHTA Meeting 11th May 2015 Dorothy Guina Dornan

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3. Might be legal somewhere….but not necessarily in Europe

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5. © FSAI RASFF Notifications  Alert notifications  a risk has been identified  Product is on the market  Immediate action is required by members  Information notifications - follow up / attention  a risk has been identified  Product has not reached the market  Immediate action is not required by members News notifications  Information related to the safety of food/feed  Not communicated as an ‘alert’ or an ‘information’  But is judged interesting for the control authorities

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7. RASFF Notifications Year Total Published by CION RASFFs relating to dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods RASFFs relating to dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods - Notified by Ireland RASFFs relating to dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods – Distribution to Ireland 2015 to date 9826226 20143135208029 2013316816006 20123441185817 Total107266181058

8. © FSAI Of those 618 notifications…. Key hazards identified by category include… Composition e.g. sildenefil, Tribulus terrestris in testosterone booster, synephrine in pre-workout f.s., high levels of nicotinic acid, DMAA, high levels of vitamin B6 359 GM/novel food all unauthorised novel food 88 Radiation53 Heavy metals e.g. lead, arsenic, mercury 49 Pathogenic micro organisms e.g. Salmonella and Bacillus cerreus 13 Food additives / flavourings11 Foreign bodies10 Allergens9 Adulteration / fraud9

9. © FSAI RASFF Food Incidents relating to Ireland 2012- date RASFF NotificationsCategory 201217 GM / novel food 8 Composition 47 Heavy metals 3 20136 201429 20156 Total58

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11. Food Alerts

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14. FSAI Food Alerts 2012-date FSAI Food Alerts issued relating to Food Supplements Hot Blood containing unauthorised novel food ingredient creatine Food supplements containing illegal stimulant DMAA Oxy Elite pro and Versa-1 supplement associated with liver disease Fungus Rhizopas oryzae in Solgar ABC Dophilis Organic Supergreens + Powder for the presence of Salmonella Rissen Organic Chlorella Powder for the presence of Salmonella Rissen (additional batches)

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21. Not enough Folic Acid + Vitamin D in Irish diets FSAI Publications

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23. Issues to consider… Internet selling High doses of vitamins and minerals ‘Body building’ products What are the next generation products?

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