Supplements provided to giants, etc. Banned substances are "derived from raw materials"

Supplements provided to giants, etc. Banned substances are "derived from raw materials" October 1, 17:25

Last September, regarding the problem that a small amount of prohibited drug was detected in supplements provided to professional baseball giants, the company that manufactured and sold it said that it was derived from heme iron, which is the raw material used. Announced.

This problem was solved last September when a British inspection agency inspected a supplement called "Iron SP" that was provided to giants and players of other teams, which mainly supplements iron, and WADA = World Anti-Doping. Three types of ingredients designated by PMDA as prohibited substances have been detected.

This supplement was also sold to the general public in June last year, and DNS Co., Ltd., which manufactured and sold the supplement, stopped selling it, collected the product, and investigated the cause through a specialized agency.

And on the 1st, it was announced that the prohibited substance was derived from heme iron, which is the raw material used.

Heme iron is made from pig blood, etc., and the detected substance was originally a component contained in this raw material.

When we announced the issue last September, we explained that DNS was likely to have been contaminated on the factory production line, but concluded that it was not contaminated during the manufacturing or transportation process.

In addition, the amount of substances detected is so small that it cannot be detected by ordinary doping tests, and it is extremely unlikely that it will affect the body, and there have been no reports of detection by doping tests after using this supplement. That is.

When the giant announced on September 25, last year, it was Dome, but due to the sale of the supplement business, it has become DNS.