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A spike in recalled units by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was driven by nutritional supplements, according to the Stericycle ExpertSOLUTIONS Q1 2017 index.

FDA food-related recalls dropped 19% in Q1 to 200, but the number of actual units increased 507% to about 92 million products.

The spike was mainly driven by nutritional supplements, which accounted for more than 80% of food units recalled, mostly due to one large recall.

Kingsway Trading Inc. recalled Xanthium & Siler Combo (Bi Yan Pian) Dietary Supplement because it contained banned Ephedra Alkaloids in February and A&H Focal Inc. took action on 21 products which could contain undeclared erectile dysfunction ingredients in the quarter.

FDA product categories based on recalls were prepared foods (16%), baked goods (14.5%) and dairy (10.5%).

Supplements (28.2%) and baked goods (27.9%) combined to make up 56.1% of FDA recalled units in Q4 2016.

Recalls down, units up

Michael Good, VP of marketing and sales operations, said Q1 was a mixed bag for the food and beverage industry.

On the one hand, recalls dropped 19%, and its the first time weve observed a decline in that measurement since Q1 2016, he told FoodQualityNews.

On the other hand, the number of units recalled increased. And even when you isolate the large supplement issue, recalled units still would have gone up compared to Q4 2016.

The 507% increase wasnt entirely related to supplements but was a substantial portion of it, said Good.

While this category doesnt often lead, in 2016 supplements were the fifth highest category in recalls and fourth highest in terms of recalled units. If companies can improve their supply chain track and trace methods, that can help them isolate the issue and reduce the impact of the recall.

In Q1 2017 there were five recalls with more than one million units each. In Q1 2016 there were none. In fact, four of those five recalls each accounted for more units than all the recalls in Q1 2016 combined.

Reasons behind the recalls

Top FDA food recall causes based on units were quality issue (80.1%), bacterial contamination (11.6%), undeclared allergen (7.2%) and other (1.1%).

As well as the supplement recall, there were other quality issues in Q1, including premature spoilage, uneviscerated fish, packaging defects, undercooked chicken, and an off odour and taste.

The two main causes of bacterial contamination recalls were Listeria and Salmonella. Salmonella affected more recalls (64.9% vs. 32.5%) but Listeria was behind more recalled units (81.9% vs. 18%).

Bacterial contamination made up a lower percentage of recalled units because the supplement issue dominated, said Good.

In fact, if you remove that recall, bacterial contamination would have accounted for nearly 54% of recalled units.

Looking at the number of recalls, bacterial contamination was the leading cause with 38.5% of FDA food recalls. By contrast, quality issues accounted for just 12% of FDA recalls.

The number of international FDA food recalls shifted from 23 (9%) in the last quarter to 21 (11%).

USDA recalls consistent

Poultry was the top USDA recall category for the second quarter in a row and foreign materials and misbranding accounted for more than 82% of recalled pounds.

USDA recalls stayed at 32, while recalled pounds declined 10% to 2.5 million.

USDA recall activity stayed fairly consistent from Q4 2016 to Q1 2017, with recalls staying the same and recalled pounds dropping just 10%, said Good.

For the second quarter in a row, the main category was poultry, which accounted for 80.8% of the recalled pounds. The top causes based on recalled pounds were foreign materials at 41.8% and misbranding at 40.5%.

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With the growing prevalence of lifestyle related disease, people are preferring to adopt a healthy lifestyle and preventive healthcare.

In addition, growing awareness regarding the various healthcare diseases and preference for a healthy lifestyle, has led consumers to prefer health related supplements that enhance bodily functions and promotes health. The global natural health supplements market is expected to witness a growth of 8.0% CAGR over the forecast period, 2016-2024.

A surge in the adoption of modern lifestyle patterns in parallel to growing urbanisation has led to increasing prevalence of various diseases such as high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes. In addition, growing awareness regarding lifestyle diseases will propel growth of the global natural health supplements market in the coming years. Moreover, people are increasingly shifting towards products that offer healthy options and relatively less negative impacts. Additionally, increasing government funding for the research and development regarding nutritional supplements will further impact growth of the natural health supplements market globally in the coming years.

Growing adoption of self and direct medical practices is propelling growth of the global natural health supplements market in the coming years. Furthermore, upsurge in demand for natural health supplements among old population suffering from disorders related to joints and bones is likely to fuel growth of the global natural health supplements market over the coming years.

Apart from various factors fueling growth of the natural health supplements market, growing trends of digitalization and e-commerce platforms will significantly boost growth of the global natural health supplements market in the coming years. Furthermore, manufacturers of health supplements will further remain inclined towards formulation of natural health supplements with increasing demand for natural health supplements in the global market in the coming years.

Marine among various sources will hold relatively high market share of nearly 43% in the natural health supplements market globally over the coming years. Marine will witness a growth of 8.6% CAGR by the end of 2024. Plant sources among others have been an ancient source of extracting natural ingredients, whereas marine source will witness a significant growth over the coming years. Women consumers among various demographics of consumers will mainly remain the key targets for manufacturers. Product offerings and development of manufacturers of natural health supplements market will remain mainly focused on women and senior citizens over the coming years.

Asia Pacific among other regions is likely to project relatively high contribution of APAC in terms of revenues in the span of next seven years. In addition, the natural health supplements market in APAC will further register relatively fast revenue growth, and will further grow at 8.5% CAGR over the coming years. North America among other regions will represent a lucrative region for the natural health supplement market globally in the coming years. Canada and U.S. among other countries of North America will account for US$22Bn in the span of next seven years.

Leading manufacturers operating in the global natural supplements market include Omega Protein Corporation, Herbalife International Inc., Evonik Industries AG, Archer Daniels Midland Company, The Natures Bounty Co., Amway Corporation, Blackmores Limited, Naturex SA, Nutraceutical International Corporation and United Naturals Food, Inc.

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Daily consumption of phytosterols by millions of adults with severe hypercholesterolemia could save the EU 5.3 billion per year in healthcare costs, according to new Frost & Sullivan analysis, Healthcare Cost Savings of Phytosterol Food Supplements in the European Union. The study was conducted on behalf of nonprofit trade group Food Supplements Europe (Brussels, Belgium) to determine what kinds of healthcare costs savings could be realized in the EU through phytosterol supplementation.

Hypercholesterolemia is the presence of high levels of LDL cholesterol in the blood and has been linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Phytostesterols, which are plant sterols and stanols whose molecules are very like cholesterol molecules found in humans, have been proven to reduce levels of LDL cholesterol. Frost & Sullivan researchers estimate that the costs of CVD-related hospital events to the EU healthcare system will be a whopping 1.328 trillion between 2016 and 2020, or 266 billion per year. In their analysis, Frost & Sullivan researchers estimated what the reduced cost burden would be if adults with hypercholesterolemia over the age of 55 supplemented with 1.7 g of phytosterols daily. They found that26.5 billion over five years, or 5.3 billion per year, could be saved.

The World Health Organizations (WHO) Global Health Observatory (GHO) calculates that hypercholesterolemia is more prevalent in Europe than anywhere else in the world, with 54% of the population over the age of the 25 diagnosed with hypercholesterolemia, and 20% with severe hypercholesterolemia. The results of this study are significant because, by the researchers conservative estimates, 31.1 million adults over the age of 55 across the EU are living with severe hypercholesterolemia. As a result, they are significantly more likely to experience a CVD-related hospital event.

This latest phytosterols report is the third in a series of Frost & Sullivan analyses commissioned by Food Supplements Europe, which is a trade group representing the food-supplements industry. The other two, which were also conducted with the aim of finding ways to cut healthcare costs in the EU through supplementation, were published in 2016 and February 2017. The first study found that daily consumption of 1,000 mg of omega-3 EPA plus DHA food supplementation in the EU could save 13 billion a year in healthcare costs, and the second explored the cost saving benefits of calcium plus vitamin D supplementation to avoid bone fractures in people with osteoporosis. The results of that study indicated potential healthcare cost savings of 3.96 billion per year.

Food Supplements Europe chair Ingrid Atteryd said in a press release: A very clear picture is emerging of the significant economic and wellbeing benefits that could be achieved by encouraging more widespread food supplementation among those sections of the EU population at greatest risk of experiencing a CVD-attributed hospital event.

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Daily Phytosterol Consumption Could Reduce LDL Cholesterol and Save the EU Billions Per Year - Nutritional Outlook