•Patient -
Consumer
Information on pack,
point of sale, websites; limited or misleading
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•Professionals
Nutritionists
undergraduate training – uncertain information
Doctors – little training, few NHS
supplements, no incentive
Pharmacists/Nutritionists post-grad
training – industry sponsored
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•Authorities
Food Standards Agency
& EFSA reports – no simple summary
FSA website – only
limited information
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•Industry
Health Supplement
Information Service – errors/omissions on site
HFMA – safety statements
but limited and out of date
ERNA – Safety
Publication and Fact Sheets – out of date/inaccurate
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•Public –
Potential consumers/carers
Advertisements,
marketing, books, TV; mixed messages & no detail
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