Athletes and Safe Nutritional Supplementation
We all know the need for Professional Athletes to make the right decision when taking supplements that can help improve their performance, health and recovery time. However no one wants to be tested positive for a banned substance that happened to be in their supplement product.
The European Golf Tour & SUPPLEMENTS
The European Tour is helping protect their Golfers by advising them that if they are going to take products, the product must have gone through rigorous testing for purity by the HFL Clinic and the INFORMED SPORT (INFORMED CHOICE) programme.
The FA & SUPPLEMENTS
The F.A, is helping protect their players by advising them that if they are going to take products, the product must have gone through rigorous testing for purity by the HFL Clinic and the lNFORMED SPORT/CH0lCE programme.
You will see from the information below that USANA Health Science products are one of the few Vitamins and Minerals tested regularly by the HFL Clinic
You will see from the information below that USANA Health Science products are one of the few Vitamins and Minerals tested regularly by the HFL Clinic
INFORMED-CHOICE is a supplement testing programme, designed to test supplements and/or their ingredients for inadvertent contamination with substances prohibited in sport.
Research has shown that some supplement products have been found to be contaminated with low levels of steroids and stimulants that are prohibited by WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency. The INFORMED-CHOICE programme aims to work closely with supplement manufacturers and suppliers by providing high quality analytical testing to minimize the incident of banned contaminants finding their way into sport.
Anyone choosing to use supplements can be assured that products bearing the INFORMED-CHOICE logo have undergone rigorous quality testing.
Research has shown that some supplement products have been found to be contaminated with low levels of steroids and stimulants that are prohibited by WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency. The INFORMED-CHOICE programme aims to work closely with supplement manufacturers and suppliers by providing high quality analytical testing to minimize the incident of banned contaminants finding their way into sport.
Anyone choosing to use supplements can be assured that products bearing the INFORMED-CHOICE logo have undergone rigorous quality testing.
Information from the European Tour anti-doping handbook 2009
(INFORMED SPORT 8; INFORMED CHOICE are virtually the same just different membership]
Revised UK Sport approach
“The issues around supplements are well known.... with that in mind, our role is very much to help them (athletes) make sensible, informed decisions to minimize the risk they face of inadvertent doping... "
“We believe that Informed-Sport is a positive step forward and we welcome the approach being taken by HFL and the supplements industry to support athletes in assessing the risk"
(Andy Parkinson, Acting Director of Drug-Free Sport at UK Sport)
British Athlete's Commission
“The BAC has teamed up with HFL laboratory’s, Informed-Sport programme to provide our athletes with the latest
information on ‘contaminant-free’ supplements. Supplement companies sign up to the Informed-Sport programme
where every batch undergoes strict scrutinizing and testing for any contaminants."
(INFORMED SPORT 8; INFORMED CHOICE are virtually the same just different membership]
Revised UK Sport approach
“The issues around supplements are well known.... with that in mind, our role is very much to help them (athletes) make sensible, informed decisions to minimize the risk they face of inadvertent doping... "
“We believe that Informed-Sport is a positive step forward and we welcome the approach being taken by HFL and the supplements industry to support athletes in assessing the risk"
(Andy Parkinson, Acting Director of Drug-Free Sport at UK Sport)
British Athlete's Commission
“The BAC has teamed up with HFL laboratory’s, Informed-Sport programme to provide our athletes with the latest
information on ‘contaminant-free’ supplements. Supplement companies sign up to the Informed-Sport programme
where every batch undergoes strict scrutinizing and testing for any contaminants."
Information and statements regarding dietary and nutritional supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
