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Major Retailers Accused of Selling Fraudulent Herbal Supplements
MikeChino writes: The New York State Attorney General's Office is demanding that GNC, Walmart, Walgreens, and Target remove store brand herbal supplements from their shelves after the pills were found to be packed with a strange array of fraudulent—and in some cases hazardous—ingredients. Popular supplements such as ginseng, valerian root, and St. John's wort sold under store brand names at the four major retailers were found to contain powdered rice, asparagus, and even houseplants, while being completely void of any of the ingredients on the label.
What's the big deal? Instead of getting "Useless Compound X," buyers were getting "Useless Compound Y."
Note: Yes, I'm partially kidding. People are entitled to get the woo they've been promised, and I suppose there are allergy issues involved.
But they do still contain Placebo, right? Because that's what my doctor advised me to take, and it's made my health much better since I started taking it.
SJW's don't eliminate discrimination. They just expropriate it for themselves.
that these firms are responsible for evaluating the safety and labeling of their products
In their defense, the companies confirmed that the labels were perfectly safe, and said exactly what they intended to say.