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Dietary Supplements Questioned in the Polish Notification Procedure upon the Basis of Data from the National Register of Functional Foods and the European System of the RASFF

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  • Kacper Wróbel

    (Department of Management and Logistics in Healthcare, Medical University of Lodz, 90-131 Lodz, Poland)

  • Anna Justyna Milewska

    (Department of Statistics and Medical Informatics, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-089 Bialystok, Poland)

  • Michał Marczak

    (Department of Management and Logistics in Healthcare, Medical University of Lodz, 90-131 Lodz, Poland)

  • Remigiusz Kozłowski

    (Centre for Security Technologies in Logistics, Faculty of Management, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland)

Abstract

Dietary supplements (DS) in the countries of the European Union falls within the scope of the food law. DS may, however, contain substances that are simultaneously applied in medicinal products as defined in the pharmaceutical law. The presence of such ingredients may cause problems with the product qualification. The phenomenon of applying such borderline ingredients in dietary supplements may require additional regulations, and ensuring them may be problematic. We conducted an analysis aiming to identify dishonest market practices resorted to by the producers and distributors of non-conforming dietary supplements. We examined mostly questioned DS and compared them with data from the RASFF system and registers of medicinal substances and pharmaceutical entities. The results show that some operators tend to re-notify the same products in response to the initiation of official control procedures. Products in the form of capsules or powders were the most common re-notifications within the 50–100 days. Based on the data obtained, it can be concluded that some entities are obliged to document the safety of the product or its compliance with the regulations, use the imperfection of the notification procedure, and re-notify the questioned product in order to keep it on the market despite potential non-compliance.

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  • Kacper Wróbel & Anna Justyna Milewska & Michał Marczak & Remigiusz Kozłowski, 2022. "Dietary Supplements Questioned in the Polish Notification Procedure upon the Basis of Data from the National Register of Functional Foods and the European System of the RASFF," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-19, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:13:p:8161-:d:854850
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    1. Kacper Wróbel & Anna Justyna Milewska & Michał Marczak & Remigiusz Kozłowski, 2022. "Assessment of the Impact of Scientific Reports Published by EFSA and GIS on Functional Foods Newly Placed on the Market in Poland," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-56, March.
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    1. Kacper Wróbel & Beata Zastawna & Anna Justyna Milewska & Michał Marczak & Remigiusz Kozłowski, 2023. "Comparison between the American and the European Systems of Monitoring Adverse Effects of Dietary Supplements and Their Usefulness on the Polish Market," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-19, January.

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