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Jan
Jan
Food Supplements Registration and Regulations in Peru
In Peru, the General Directorate of Medicines, Supplies, and Drugs (DIGEMID) is the National Authority that regulates the food suplements market. What a food supplement is (and what it is not) in Peru A food supplement is any product that contains vitamins, minerals, amino acids, vegetal extracts, enzymes, chemical substances such as glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane, hyaluronic
06
Nov
Nov
Workout dietary supplements may contain steroids U.S. FDA warns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found that many bodybuilding (workout) products may contain anabolic steroids or steroid-like substances in their composition. Such ingredients included illegally or not declared by manufacturers may pose serious health risks to consumers, for example, severe liver (hepatic) injury, kidney damage, heart attack, stroke, pulmonary embolism, deep vein
26
Apr
Apr
Regulatory aspects of dietary products and sweeteners in Peru
Regulatory aspects of dietary products and sweeteners The General Directorate of Medicines, Supplies, and Drugs (DIGEMID), during the first "Virtual technical meeting on the registration process of nutritional supplements and sweeteners", established some criteria to be taken into account by users interested in registering these products. Requirements for the health registration of dietary supplements (nutritional)
10
Apr
Apr
Dietary supplements must not claim to cure, mitigate, or prevent chronic diseases
The FDA warned 10 companies for illegally selling dietary supplements that claim to cure, treat, mitigate, or prevent chronic diseases, like diabetes mellitus. The Administration urges consumers not to consume products that have not been evaluated by the FDA to be safe or effective for their intended use. In Perú, the General Directorate of Medicines,