NY Attorney General Slams Herbal Supplements – He is Wrong and Here’s Why

My Interview with Steve Mister, President of the Council for Responsible Nutrition

Herbs Under the Magnifying Glass

In February 2015 a story broke in the New York Times that the Attorney General of New York Eric Schneiderman had declared that major big box retailers were selling herbal products that were inferior, mislabeled and/or contaminated. He had tested nearly 500 products and declared that 80% of the product were devoid of any of the herb indicated on the label. This news sent shock waves through the nutrition supplement industry and created a great deal of confusion and consternation. These were not small mom and pop businesses. These are some of the biggest retailers in the nation. How could this be? If this is true, what does that say about nutritional supplements as a whole?

A lot has happened since then. Things have calmed down somewhat. What is basically clear is that the...

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