Current trends in food safety analysis and quality control for food tablets

Nowadays, people are concerned with the nutritional value of food and its health safety-related aspects. Multifunctional foods and tablets (naturally occurring substances and commodities) have evolved into novel products that may offer consumers safe health benefits. Food tablets are renowned as a stable dose form among consumers and professionals worldwide, as they allow self-administration. Proteins, minerals, lipids, antioxidants, dietary fibres, vitamins, and a variety of other bioactive compounds can be found in food tablets in varying concentrations. The long-term, cumulative negative impacts of food products or additives are a significant concern for the food safety and public health sectors. This review has focused on numerous food tablets, their processing techniques and the toxicity of their ingredients, specifically ensuring compliance with regulations and quality control. The literature for this review has been collected from Science Direct, Google Scholar, and the National Library of Medicine, and considered literature from 2015 onward. It is essential to ensure the food safety in food tablets from contamination, toxicity prevention and non-compliance. Although there are advantages, safety issues such as heavy metal contamination, mislabelling, and other hazards should also be addressed. Notwithstanding their nutritional and functional benefits, food tablets necessitate rigorous quality assurance, adherence to regulatory standards, and ongoing safety evaluations to mitigate the risks of contamination, toxicity, and threats to public health.