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Consumers Beware: Know Your Supplement Source
From tainted toothpaste and dog food to widely used drugs and toys, consumers have become increasingly skeptical about the safety of imported products. In February, Baxter International Inc. recalled vials of the popular blood thinner Heparin following reports of potentially deadly allergic reactions. The FDA reports that 81people have died from the drug in the U.S. since then, and that all contaminated Heparin originated in China.
Due to ongoing incidents such as this one, the FDA issued a ?Final Rule? statement in June 2008, forcing nutritional supplement providers to follow stricter guidelines and accept more accountability for their ingredients.
Kaneka Nutrients, L.P., the only U.S. manufacturer of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), strongly supports the FDA ruling and urges consumers to take care in selecting nutritional ingredients.
"People must realize that the vast majority of products available on the market right now are safe," said Dr. Robert J. Barry of Kaneka Nutrients. "However, it's important to always check supplement labels and know where the products ? particularly those you ingest - are coming from."
Because KanekaQ10™ is manufactured in the U.S., it is held to the highest manufacturing standards. It is the primary brand of CoQ10 used in National Institutes of Health-funded trials that are overseen by the FDA.
From tainted toothpaste and dog food to widely used drugs and toys, consumers have become increasingly skeptical about the safety of imported products. In February, Baxter International Inc. recalled vials of the popular blood thinner Heparin following reports of potentially deadly allergic reactions. The FDA reports that 81people have died from the drug in the U.S. since then, and that all contaminated Heparin originated in China.
Due to ongoing incidents such as this one, the FDA issued a ?Final Rule? statement in June 2008, forcing nutritional supplement providers to follow stricter guidelines and accept more accountability for their ingredients.
Kaneka Nutrients, L.P., the only U.S. manufacturer of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), strongly supports the FDA ruling and urges consumers to take care in selecting nutritional ingredients.
"People must realize that the vast majority of products available on the market right now are safe," said Dr. Robert J. Barry of Kaneka Nutrients. "However, it's important to always check supplement labels and know where the products ? particularly those you ingest - are coming from."
Because KanekaQ10™ is manufactured in the U.S., it is held to the highest manufacturing standards. It is the primary brand of CoQ10 used in National Institutes of Health-funded trials that are overseen by the FDA.
