@article{ref1,
title="Adulteration of dietary supplements by the illegal addition of synthetic drugs: a review",
journal="Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety",
year="2016",
author="Rocha, Tiago and Amaral, Joana S. and Oliveira, Maria Beatriz P. P.",
volume="15",
number="1",
pages="43-62",
abstract="In the last few years, the consumption of dietary supplements, especially those having plants as ingredients, has been increasing due to the common idea that they  are natural products posing no risks to human health. In the European Union and the  United States, dietary supplements are legally considered as foods/special category  of foods, thus are not being submitted to any safety assessment prior to their  commercialization. Among the issues that can affect safety, adulteration by the  illegal addition of pharmaceutical substances or their analogs is of major concern  since unscrupulous producers can falsify these products to provide for quick effects  and to increase sales. This review discusses the various classes of synthetic drugs  most frequently described as being illegally added to dietary supplements marketed  for weight loss, muscle building/sport performance and sexual performance  enhancement. Information regarding regulation and consumption is also presented. Finally, several conventional and advanced analytical techniques used to detect and  identify different adulterants in dietary supplements and therefore also in foods,  with particular emphasis on plant food supplements, are critically described. This  review demonstrates that dietary supplement adulteration is an emerging food safety  problem and that an effective control by food regulatory authorities is needed to  safeguard consumers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1541-4337",
doi="10.1111/1541-4337.12173",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.12173"
}