Four Retailers told to stop selling herbal supplements

[Ichinisan]

Unless you are suggesting the UL is testing herbals, and the industry is listening to them regarding the results I'm pretty sure you don't have a relevant point. It's great that some industries do things a certain way, but if you think every industry will operate in the same manner you're exceedingly short sighted.

I mean, this case here is a beautiful response to UL. It's a massive industry that chose not to self-regulate AND fought off government regulations. The end result is snake oil, well to be honest it's probably always been snake oil.

No where does that mean heavy regulation is good, look at autos. It's regulated and still cuts massive corners. However, 0 oversight is rarely good. How can the buyer beware when the information isn't available?

Would have been a great issue of Consumer Reports.

 

[shortylickens]

I saw that in the news.

The supplement business is a giant scam. They dont have to measure up to drug standards OR food standards.

Supposedly a senator got paid to fight a bill (in 2012) that would have forced them to comply with regulations.

 

[shortylickens]

Slap them with HUGE fines and maybe they'll be more carefully about quality assurance.

You would not be able to simply fine them. They have no government agency to report to. THATS THE FUCKIN PROBLEM!!

They could be charged with some criminal misconduct as far as advertising goes. But that would have to go thru the courts.

 

[Phoenix86]

You would not be able to simply fine them. They have no government agency to report to. THATS THE FUCKIN PROBLEM!!

They could be charged with some criminal misconduct as far as advertising goes. But that would have to go thru the courts.

Fraud should cover this easily, you don't even need to touch the claims because the listed ingredients aren't there.