| People who keep to a healthy diet and active | | | | the special container features, they are also required |
| lifestyles don't really need added supplements and | | | | to sport special wrappers, inner containers, and per |
| nutrition to sustain their bodies. However, not | | | | dosage pouches. However, like with all security |
| everybody develops tastes for vegetables or fish or | | | | measures, these are not foolproof. Basic common |
| milk which can cause serious deficiencies. | | | | sense is needed to avoid buying tampered products. |
| Supplements and nutrition in bottles and boxes are | | | | When buying medicine, supplements and nutrition aids, |
| necessary for these people. But these supplements | | | | consider the packaging style. Generally, products that |
| are not classified as drugs by the US FDA. They can | | | | only have single anti-tamper feature are easier to |
| be brought without prescription like an ordinary | | | | fake. These are usually supplements in bottles. Since |
| grocery item. Convenient, eh? Not really, since this | | | | the bottles are dark, it is difficult to detect tampering. |
| also makes it easier for unscrupulous individuals to | | | | Consider also the kind of anti-tamper feature |
| tamper and manufacture fake supplements. | | | | involved. Plain stickers are easy to duplicate, but |
| Think that you can easily pick out a tampered bottles | | | | those that feature holographic designs are not. |
| from the next? The old plastic seal is not a reliable | | | | Examine the box carefully; anti-tamper instructions |
| sign of tampering at present. In fact, there are fake | | | | are usually printed on it. Be suspicious of products |
| supplements and nutrition aids that are confiscated | | | | that don't have this; the manufacturers do not want |
| with plastic seals. But don't panic; there are other | | | | to encourage vigilance in the consumer. Of course, do |
| ways to detect tampering and fake meds other than | | | | not purchase products that lack these packaging |
| by broken seals. | | | | traits. Check and examine the contents ASAP. |
| Tampering signs are easily noticeable with the stricter | | | | Discoloration, uncharacteristic foul smell, and curdling |
| guidelines in packaging. Supplements and nutrition aids, | | | | of contents should be reported immediately. If you |
| like other OTC drugs, are now required to feature | | | | had the misfortune of buying a tampered item, |
| packaging designs that are not easily imitated. These | | | | return it immediately and get a full medical check-up |
| designs run the gamut from special stickers, patterns, | | | | to detect side effects of the fake supplements. |
| illustration, symbols, or logo with special | | | | To be on the safe side, consult your doctor before |
| characteristics. These characteristics -- holograms, | | | | taking any supplements and nutrition aids. Research |
| pop-up tops -- make it easier to detect if the | | | | about the different makes and familiarize yourself |
| supplement is a fake. Of course, these tamper tricks | | | | with their appearance. Only through common sense |
| require consumers to be familiar with the original | | | | and vigilance can you avoid being victims of |
| design of the box or bottle. Capsule supplements are | | | | tampered supplements and nutrition aids. |
| required to have two safety measures. Aside from | | | | |