Posted on January 17th, 2012 by Craig Maltby, Editor
How much safer can you get?
One of the concerns the consumer market has about foods, supplements, medications or pharmaceuticals (in other words, anything they
put into their bodies) is safety. It seems every other week we’re reading about some new safety breach in a food product or a bottle of over-the-counter medicine. Could be the presence of heavy metals or other contaminants, maybe outdated or unlabeled ingredients, or some kind of contamination. Sometimes ingredients are supplied by foreign suppliers that are outside the purview of FDA inspection and compliance. Or, sometimes an unadulterated, fully disclosed ingredient may simply present new safety risks that were previously not observed or presented in other trials.
That’s why it’s great to know when a reliable consumer product receives even more confirmation that it is safe. The International Journal of Toxicology recently published a safety review of EpiCor, one of the leading nutritional supplements for support immune health (through immune balancing). As it states: “Results of the studies performed indicate that EpiCor does not possess genotoxic activity and has a low order of toxicity that is well tolerated when administered orally.”
That’s on top of previous safety studies over the past several years.
I’ll give another toast for an innovative ingredient that is safe, natural and effective any day.
