Week 10 - Dietary Supplement Lecture 2

Question 1

___ is often used as a solvent for the extraction of curcumin from turmeric

Answer 1

1,2 dichloroethane

Question 2

T/F no levels of salmonella, e.coli, or staph aureus should be present in supplements

Answer 2

True

Question 3

T/F yeast and aerobic bacteria should be minimal

Answer 3

True

Question 4

___ are toxic metabolites produced by certain fungi that are in or on foods and plant materials

Answer 4

Aflatoxins

Showed to have carcinogenic and toxicological effects

Question 5

What is dry labbing when it comes to 3rd party testing?

Answer 5

Instead of actually testing the product, the 3rd party takes the info they were given from the company and confirms.