Tampering means to interfere with something in order to cause damage or make unauthorized alterations.
Why is tampering done in supplements?
Tampering in supplements are done by people who have malicious intent and are money hungry with no moral responsibilities to themselves to curb profits.
BEWARE : IN ALL THE PROBABILITIES MENTIONED BELOW YOU’RE LIKELY TO HAVE YOUR PRODUCT BE SHOWN AS AUTHENTIC WHEN VERIFIED THROUGH IMPORTER LABEL CODES BUT IT ISN’T.
There are many ways tampering is done to supplements, some of which are listed below –
How its Done ?
The expiry date and batch no. mentioned on the product are used using an alcohol based agent so leaves no mark and is easily cleaned, then there can be two things done either make a fake batch no. and expiry date as per your choice while the second can be copying the batch no. and expiry of the new batch received which makes it very hard to distinguish but can be by closely looking at the font of the two side by side. These Batch No.’s and expiry are Re – printed using Handheld Inkjet Printers or screen printers in very rare cases.
Why its Done?
Tampering is done to expired products or near expiry products with an intent to rotate the supplements in the market avoiding losses related to expired products.
Who does it ?
Distributors who purchase over their capacity and bundle up loads of near expiry stock, some Delhi and Punjab based importers and parallel importers as well who are not authorized by the brand.
If you feel that the product you have is date tampered you shouldn’t be relying on the importer label code only as these codes will be genuine as the packaging is genuine while the dates are altered without altering the product or its packaging.
Write to the Brand or the official importer the details of batch no. and expiry along with packaging images of the product. If the Brand reverts that the Batch no. and expiry printed are genuine and you’re still skeptical then you have the last option left of keeping a 100% genuine product along side yours and look closely for difference in font of the batch no. and expiry printed on either of them.
Do check out small packaging details between the batch no.’s because a lot of brands do tend to change it after every 6-12 months.
Or you can purchase it from Bodyfuelindia.com and save yourselves from all the hassles as we at Body Fuel do all of the above mentioned ourselves and then list the product on our website and deliver it to you with Batch no. and expiry mentioned on the GST Bill itself.
How its Done ?
There are multiple ways it can be done –
Why its Done ?
Who does it ?
If you feel that the supplement you have is tampered you shouldn’t be relying on the importer label code only as this practice doesn’t hamper the importer label so you’ll still be able to verify the product through the importer while the product isn’t genuine.
You will tend to see improvements/ enhancements/progress in your body even after using it as the product is mixed with another cheaper product, but you aren’t getting what you actually paid for.
For example – Big Muscles whey being mixed in ON Gold Standard whey protein, a local mass gainer in Dymatize Super Mass gainer. The mixing ratio or the brands can be anything depending upon the price it is offered at. So do keep yours eyes open if the price is too good its too good to be true.
Or you can purchase it from Bodyfuelindia.com and save yourselves from all the hassles as we at Body Fuel do all of the above mentioned ourselves and then list the product on our website and deliver it to you with Batch no. and expiry mentioned on the GST Bill itself.