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The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority initiated in September last year overall control of food supplements and some food for particular nutritional uses intended for sportsmen. The control is still in progress and will continue throughout 2006. It is aimed at the content of banned anabolic steroids, at the actual content of substances specified on the packaging of products and at their correct labelling.

By the end of May this year, the CAFIA had checked 212 samples of various preparations intended for sportsmen. The Inspection Authority has already informed about two products in which banned anabolic steroids were established. One of these products was Creatine Pyruvate (EXP 20.7.2007) produced by Czech company Aminostar, s.r.o., which contained 19-norandrostenedione (19-NOR-4(5)-ANDROSTENE-3,17-DIONE) and androstanedione (5a-ANDROSTANE-3,17-DIONE). Another product in which the Inspection Authority established the content of banned anabolic steroids nandrolone, testosterone and dehydroepiandorsterone (DHEA) was food supplement with brand name MULTIPOWER MUSCLE PROFESSIONAL WHEY, ULTRAFILTRATED WHEY PROTEIN (EXP 26.3.2007) from USAS s.r.o. The Inspection Authority has already initiated administrative proceeding against Aminostar s.r.o., administrative proceeding against USAS will be initiated.

Most consumers buy these products also because they declare the content of a number of specific substances. These are for example amino acids, proteins, saccharides, fats, and their energy. This control action includes also the control of the content of substances specified on the packaging. The Inspection Authority found out that 15 samples of these preparations contain these substances in smaller amounts or that they do not even contain them at all. Such cases are regarded as consumer deception and administrative proceedings will be initiated against the companies concerned.

Food supplements must be properly labelled, e.g. with business name and registered office of the producer or importer, name of the type, group or subgroup of foodstuffs, quantity of the product, best before date or use by date or with usage instructions. So far the Inspection Authority has identified labelling deficiencies at 31 samples. The most frequent was missing labelling in Czech; missing warning not to exceed the recommended daily dose or warning that the product is not intended to be used as a substitute for a varied diet were also frequent.

In all cases the Inspection Authority imposed remedial measures or initiated, or will initiate, administrative proceedings. The control of food supplements will continue.

Table with the results of the inspection of food supplements and some food for particular nutritional uses intended for sportsmen can be found at www.szpi.gov.cz in the Czech version of the Press Release section.