NY Attorney Generals Claims Supplement Fraud by GNC, Walmart, Target, Walgreens

[Millard]

The New York State attorney general has accused GNC, Walmart, Target and Walgreens of selling fraudulent herbal supplements; eighty percent of supplements tested did not contain any of the listed herbal ingredients:


Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/...neral-targets-supplements-at-major-retailers/

http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com...-Walmart-Target-on-herbal-supplements?nocount

 

[xgunx]

Damn! Im not suprized though, it seems like everyone its trying different mixtures of herbs and such and then claiming they do something amazing. I dont believe any of them, hell i dont even use protien powders. I prefer proven things that i cant find about 98% good reviews on

 

[MindlessWork]

Par for the course for places like Walmart and GNC for selling bunk supps. People should have the smarts to read reviews and ask questions before buying these overpriced and underdosed supps.

 

[bigstretch]

They're selling fake herds now. It doesn't really surprise me either. I never really put much faith in taking any of them, I'm glad I never spent much money on them through out the years.

 

[bdg77]

Are these standardized extracts, stating percentages of active ingredients? I thought the FDA at least had to make sure the stuff met label claims. I know they all say the fda has not evaluated them as far as any health benefit. This is weird I remember an article by comsumer reports (which I hate btw and always disagree with, but my dad thinks it's gospel and loves to share) where they rating multi-vitamins. Anyhow there summary was your better off buying the big guy's brand (wal-mart, cvs, walgreens, etc.) rather than the smaller companies because they were more likely to meet label claims. So again I'm forced to become more cynical and distrusting of everything. Gee-Thanks