New York Attorney General Targets Supplements at Major Retailers

[ElNono]

The New York State attorney general’s office accused four major retailers on Monday of selling fraudulent and potentially dangerous herbal supplements and demanded that they remove the products from their shelves.

The authorities said they had conducted tests on top-selling store brands of herbal supplements at four national retailers — GNC, Target, Walgreens and Walmart — and found that four out of five of the products did not contain any of the herbs on their labels. The tests showed that pills labeled medicinal herbs often contained little more than cheap fillers like powdered rice, asparagus and houseplants, and in some cases substances that could be dangerous to those with allergies.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/0...jor-retailers/

Actual cease & desist letters:
http://www.do entcloud.org/do en...ml#do ent/p1

[boutons_deux]

BigCorp defrauding customers again, for big laughs and big profit.

The placebo effect has been proven many times to be effective!

There was a study just last week where in a double blind experiment, nothing but placebo give to all groups. The group that was told only that their stuff was VERY expensive reported the best results!

ConsumerLab.com does a pretty good job of testing some "neutraceuticals", but I don't remember any reports showing NOTHING in them. CL does find lead, etc in some.

FDA prevents any unregulated supplement's publicity from referring to any scientific studies about the supplement.

As always, "Ask You Doctor" (he doesn't know , or care)

[Winehole23]

BigCorp defrauding customers again, for big laughs and big profit.

I doubt they're laughing at Schneiderman in their rear view mirror. Prosecution by a US State is serious business.

[Wild Cobra]

If the states position is factual, then yes. Take them off the shelves and sue the manufacturers out of existence. However, if this is just a feeble attempt to cow-tow to pharmaceuticals, then fire those in the attorneys office.

As for boutons mission against big business... you Moore-on...

I like natural supplements, but as long as there is honesty bin the ingredients... let me decide, right or wrong!

[boutons_deux]

I bet most that crap is from China, with no quality control by the US importers.

Thank, globalization and pegged-low Chinese currency.

[TeyshaBlue]

I bet most that crap is from China, with no quality control by the US importers.

Thank, globalization and pegged-low Chinese currency.

I think you are probably right.