{"id":897,"date":"2015-02-05T17:20:30","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T09:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ec2-54-169-103-62.ap-southeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com\/pamper\/?p=897"},"modified":"2015-02-09T16:12:53","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T08:12:53","slug":"herbal-supplements-contain-hazardous-ingredients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/health\/herbal-supplements-contain-hazardous-ingredients\/","title":{"rendered":"Herbal Supplements Contain Hazardous Ingredients"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The New York State Attorney General\u2019s 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\u2014and in some cases hazardous\u2014ingredients. Popular supplements such as ginseng, valerian root, and St. John\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s fairly baffling as to how this situation came about, and came to be so widespread. But what we do know is that while supplements are exempt from the strict regulations imposed on prescription medications, manufacturers and retailers are required by the FDA to correctly label all ingredients. But using DNA bar coding, the FDA was able to determine that highly popular supplements sold at major retailers are in clear violation of these requirements.<\/p>\n

Among that fraudulent supplements found at the retailers, the NYS Attorney General\u2019s office highlights several examples:<\/p>\n