A small amount of prohibited substances in supplements provided to professional baseball giants, September 25, 22:13
We found that trace amounts of prohibited substances were detected in supplements provided to professional baseball giants. According to the company that provided it, the possibility of a positive reaction in the doping test is very low, but this company apologizes and calls for refraining from taking it.
The banned substance was detected in Iron SP sold in June by Dome Co., Ltd., which manufactures and sells sports equipment.
According to the company, in the inspection of the British inspection agency, WADA = World Anti-Doping Agency designated as a banned substance and three kinds of ingredients that have the effect of strengthening muscles were detected.
This product is mainly a supplement to supply iron, and it was sold to the general public in June and was also offered to professional baseball / giants, players from other teams, and players from other competitions. .
The detected substance is very small, and the possibility of a positive reaction in the doping test is very low, so the NPB, which supervises professional baseball, also tested positive for these three components in the doping test of the Japan Baseball Organization. There is no example.
According to Dome, this supplement was manufactured at a contracted factory and has already been discontinued, but so far around 2000 have been distributed, of which about 1000 have already been purchased.
The Dome is considering examining by another inspection organization in order to investigate further in the future, `` I deeply apologize for being inconvenienced and anxious '' and called on to refrain from taking The