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Postmarketing nutrivigilance safety profile: a line of dietary food supplements containing red yeast rice for dyslipidemia
2021
IntroductionIn the absence of a European standardized postmarketing food supplement surveillance system (nutrivigilance), some member states and companies have developed their own approaches to monitoring potential adverse reactions to secure a high level of product safety. This paper describes the use of a nutrivigilance system in monitoring the incidence of spontaneously reported suspected adverse reactions associated with food supplements containing red yeast rice (RYR).Material and methodsWe report the data from a widely used product marketed under the trademark Armolipid/Armolipid Plus. Postmarketing information was collected in a voluntary nutrivigilance system established by the manu…
Techniques to measure sorption and migration between small molecules and packaging. A critical review
2015
The mass transfer parameters diffusion and sorption in food and packaging or between them are the key parameters for assessing a food product's shelf-life in reference to consumer safety. This has become of paramount importance owing to the legislations set by the regulated markets. The technical capabilities that can be exploited for analyzing product–package interactions have been growing rapidly. Different techniques categorized according to the state of the diffusant (gas or liquid) in contact with the packaging material are emphasized in this review. Depending on the diffusant and on the analytical question under review, the different ways to study sorption and/or migration are present…
Globalizācija un patērētāju drošība. Gana-CEPS muitas akcīzes un profilakses dienesta gadījumu izpēte
2019
Pētījuma mērķis ir noskaidrot globalizācijas ietekmi uz patērētāju drošību, saskaņoti analizējot pasaules preču, pakalpojumu un viltošanas un pirātisma darbības, koncentrējoties uz Ganas ekonomiku. Pētījumā tika izmantoti primāri kvalitatīvie dati no Ganas akcīzes un profilakses pakalpojumiem (CEPS), lai noskaidrotu preču un pakalpojumu viltošanas un pirātisma pakāpi Ganā. Tas ir vispārējs pētījums, lai noteiktu viltošanas pakāpi no dažādām ekonomikas nozarēm; pārtikas produkti, dzērieni, farmācija, ķimikālijas, automobiļi, lauksaimniecība uc, analizējot ekspertu viedokļus un novērojumus, izmantojot strukturētu atklātu un slēgtu anketu dizainu. Pētījumu metodoloģijā tika izmantotas gan kval…
Determining nanomaterials in food
2011
Abstract Nanotechnology has emerged as one of the most innovative technologies and has the potential to improve food quality and safety. However, there are a few studies demonstrating that nanomaterials (NMs) are not inherently benign. This review highlights some current applications of NMs in food, food additives and food-contact materials, and reviews analytical approaches suitable to address food-safety issues related to nanotechnology. We start with a preliminary discussion on the current regulatory situation with respect to nanotechnology in relation to foods. We cover sample preparation, imaging techniques (e.g., electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray microscopy),…
Distribution and depletion of sulfadiazine after a multiple per os dosing in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) fed two different diets
2013
The distribution and depletion profile of sulfadiazine (SDZ) were investigated in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) fed on fish oil (FO) or plant oil-based (PO) diets. Fish averaging 230 g were given medicated feed containing 25 mg SDZ kg-1 fish for 5 days at 24-26°C. Blood and muscle plus skin were sampled on days 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9. Differences in plasma and fillet SDZ levels between the two groups were statistically insignificant. The maximum drug concentrations in plasma were 3.2 ± 1.9 μg mL-1 and 2.9 ± 1.2 μg mL-1 in the PO and FO groups, respectively. In post-medicated samples depletion rapidly reached concentrations close to the level of quantification at 72 h post medication. With…