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The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) continues with inspections of internet sale including so-called foodstuffs for particular nutrition.

Inspectors currently detected foodstuff for particular nutrition sold under name Herbalife 24 Formula 1 Sport vanilka (vanilla), nutritional protein cocktail mix in powdered state packaged à 780 g with best before date by 9/2016, lot: 994669BG3 imported by CALWELL s.r.o., Martinická 987, 197 00 Prague 9 and of country of origin: USA. The product in question contained vitamin D in amount by a third lower than stated on the labelling.

The producer indicated on the labelling, inter alia, that vitamin D content is 18 µg in 1 recommended dosage à 26 g. However, laboratory analysis confirmed concentration amounting to 12,5 µg/ 26 g only. Information on the labelling thus might have misled consumers as regards vitamin D.

CAFIA inspectors purchased the sampled defective lot via e-shop www.herbaprodukt.cz. CAFIA will initiate an administrative procedure on imposition of a fine with the operator – Mgr. Ing. Tomáš Gardiančík, Ostrava.

UPDATE, 1. 7. 2016:

Further investigation revealed that the lot in question was not intended for the European market. The formula for the markets outside the EU is different and there is no guarantee that it complies with requirements of EU legislation. Despite this fact, the lot of the product imported by CALWELL s.r.o., Martinická 987, 197 00 Prague 9 was completed by information in Czech language, information on the composition according to European legislation, and evoked that the product was intended for domestic market. According to the producer, the lot was imported into the CR without his knowledge and outside official distribution channels.