Zovi Andrea, Vitiello Antonio, Vittori Sauro, Borsetta Germana
Directorate General for Hygiene, Food Safety and Nutrition, Ministry of Health, Rome; School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino.
Directorate General for Health Prevention, Ministry of Health, Rome.
Ital J Food Saf. 2025 May 27;14(2). doi: 10.4081/ijfs.2025.13653. Epub 2025 Mar 31.
Food supplements are one of the most widely marketed food categories in the world. In relation to several cases of adverse effects reported due to the plant substances contained in these products, the attention of the scientific communities and public decision-makers should be directed to the physiological effects that can be attributed to these substances and that encourage their increasing sales to consumers. This is the case of the plant Cannabis sativa L. In order to evaluate the scientific validity of the physiological effects attributable to Cannabis sativa, a bibliographic search was carried out on the evidence published. This short manuscript has highlighted how, despite the presence on the market of a large number of plant substances present in food preparations, there is not always clear evidence to support the physiological effects attributed to these products. As a result, it is essential to monitor the market to safeguard the food safety of consumers worldwide.
食品补充剂是全球销售最为广泛的食品类别之一。鉴于有几起因这些产品中所含植物物质而报告的不良反应案例，科学界和公共决策者应关注可归因于这些物质的生理效应，正是这些效应促使它们对消费者的销量不断增加。植物大麻（Cannabis sativa L.）便是如此。为了评估可归因于大麻的生理效应的科学有效性，我们对已发表的证据进行了文献检索。这份简短的手稿强调了，尽管市场上存在大量食品制剂中含有的植物物质，但并不总是有明确的证据来支持归因于这些产品的生理效应。因此，监测市场对于保障全球消费者的食品安全至关重要。
