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1. Why use NMR?
1.1 Analytical problems to solve
When it comes to quality control of healthcare products, the major difficulty encountered by the analyst lies in the complexity of the media to be analyzed. Whether it's the case of drugs, which are made up not only of the active ingredient(s), but also of a number of excipients of very diverse natures, or dietary supplements, which have varied and often complex compositions (plants, vitamins, amino acids, etc.), the analysis method will generally target the active compound(s) specifically. Chromatographic methods are particularly well suited, as they are specific and can be highly sensitive, especially when mass spectrometry is used as the detection method. However, when dealing with potentially illicit health products, the difficulty lies precisely...
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Why use NMR?
Detecting adulteration of food supplements
Bibliography
Websites
http://social-sante.gouv.fr/sante-et-environnement/denrees- alimentaires/article/complements-alimentaires (page consulted on 09/06/2016)
Regulations
Decree no. 2006-352 of March 20, 2006 on food supplements, transposing European Directive 2002/46/EC.
Journal officiel – Arrêté du 9 mai 2006 relatif aux nutriments pouvant être employés dans la fabrication des compléments alimentaires – Version consolidée 19/11/2006 – Article Appendix 1.
Official Journal – Order of June 24, 2014 establishing the list of plants, other than...
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