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NYT Reports High Rate of “Mislabelling” in the Herbal Supplement Industry

Around one-third of the popular supplements aren’t what they claim to be.

What's really in that herbal supplement bottle?

What’s really in that herbal supplement bottle?

I doubt the prescription pharmaceutical industry is anywhere near this bad. A quote of a quote:

“This suggests that the problems are widespread and that quality control for many companies, whether through ignorance, incompetence or dishonesty, is unacceptable,” said David Schardt, a senior nutritionist at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, an advocacy group. “Given these results, it’s hard to recommend any herbal supplements to consumers.”

If you know me, you know I don’t quote CSPI very often.