Guest guest Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 As a result of the article just posted in the group I wrote to Holland and Barrett in the UK asking them: > Could you please advise me if any of your supplements contain irradiated > ingredients? This was their reply. From this I gather that it would be sensible for the original dates of articles to be quoted. The full article ended with a promotion of a company's products because other suppliers could not be trusted! Robin Dear Robin Thank you for your message I can assure none of our products contain irradiated ingredients. This article was based on information of more than 2 years ago and action was taken at the time to review all products. Regards Lin Customer Services > HALF OF ALL HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS HAVE BEEN IRRADIATED > New study highlights the importance of a safe source for your > vitamins > Half of all health vitamins and supplements contain irradiated > ingredients, the UK's Food Standards Agency has announced this week. > It's illegal to sell irradiated foods in the UK as the process > changes the composition of products - and may present a health risk. > > Tests on 48 well-known vitamins found that half were wholly or partly > irradiated. Irradiation is used to kill bugs and also to extend the > shelf life of products, and is allowed only on a few herbs and > spices, which have to be clearly labelled. > > But there was no warning on any of the labels of some big-name brands > the FSA tested, including products sold at Superdrug and Boots. > > An FSA spokesman said that people were being 'duped', as they > believed they were buying products that were good for their health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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