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Issues of purity and safety continue to plague dietary supplements, experts said at the conference on sports nutrition supplements.
Dr. Gary Green studied 12 randomly selected brands of over-the-counter dietary supplements obtained from retail stores in Los Angeles. The samples were analyzed by high-pressure liquid chromatography to determine whether the label accurately listed each ingredient and its quantity, as required by the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994.
Of eight products that were supposed to contain just androstenediol, seven were mislabeled. For example, one label listed 100 mg of androstenediol, but the product actually contained 77 mg of androstenediol plus some androstenedione. Another label specified 250 mg ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Mislabeled sports products. (Nutrition).