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http://dx.doi.org/10.13103/JFHS.2020.35.6.581

A study on Illegal Compounds and Heavy Metals in Dietary Supplements  

Lee, Yu-Na (Food Additives Analysis Team, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment)
Kim, Myung-Gil (Food Additives Analysis Team, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment)
Kim, Jae-Kwan (Food Additives Analysis Team, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment)
Seo, Mi-Young (Food Additives Analysis Team, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment)
Lim, Kyoung-Suk (Food Additives Analysis Team, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment)
Ku, Eun-Jung (Food Additives Analysis Team, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment)
Chae, Sun-Young (Food Additives Analysis Team, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment)
Jang, Hye-Lim (Food Additives Analysis Team, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment)
Yoon, Mi-Hye (Food Additives Analysis Team, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment)
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Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety / v.35, no.6, 2020 , pp. 581-586 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we investigated the illegal hazardous compounds in dietary supplements. We analyzed the contents of anti-obesity drugs, their analogues (orlistat, sibutramine, desmethylsibutramine, didesmethylsibutramine, chlorosibutramine, chlorosipentramine) and three heavy metals (lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As)) in 62 other processed products (n=32), candies (n=7), weight control foods (n=10) and teas (n=13). Anti-obesity drugs or their analogues were not detected in any of the 62 samples. Three heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As) were detected in the range of ND-0.177 mg/kg, 0.002-0.233 mg/kg and 0.001-0.188 mg/kg in teas, ND-0.370 mg/kg, 0.003-0.057 mg/kg and 0.007-0.120 mg/kg in candies, ND-0.055 mg/kg, 0.012-0.045 mg/kg and 0.010-0.163 mg/kg in weight control foods, respectively. Heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As) were detected in the range of ND-2.324 mg/kg, 0.004-0.936 mg/kg and 0.003-21.247 mg/kg in other processed products that are not regulated by specification standards according to food types. These results show that regulations of heavy metals is required in other processed products for genuine food safety.
Keywords
Sibutramine; Orlistat; Chlorosibutramine; Chlorosipentramine; Heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As);
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