South African Medical Journal (Mar 2018)

Regulating the South African sport supplement industry: ‘Whey’ overdue

  • K Naidoo,
  • R Naidoo,
  • V Bangalee

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i3.12961
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 108, no. 3
pp. 166 – 167

Abstract

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The South African sport supplement industry has experienced rapid growth in recent years. Despite the massive market demand, this industry remains poorly regulated. From raw ingredient contamination to label compliance discrepancies, the sport supplement industry is an area of growing concern and warrants further public debate.