date:May 11, 2012
Dr Alex Schauss is senior research director at AIBMR Life Sciences, which specializes in toxicological/safety testing, nutraceutical research, managing clinical trials, and regulatory compliance.
He contacted NutraIngredients-USA after seeing new ads for dietary supplements containing extracts from the fruit and leaves of graviola, which, he says, contain a neurotoxin called annonacin.
Epidemiological, in vitro and animal data all indicate that chronic consumption could be risky, he said.