Of the 90 DNA test run on 18 bottles of herbal products purchased, DNA matched label representation 18% of the time. Contaminants identified included allium, rice, wheat, palm, daisy, and dracaena ...

Herbal products often contain ingredients not listed on the label and also have fillers and contaminants, according to a new Canadian study. The researchers used DNA barcoding to test 44 products ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. — Bottles of Walmart-brand echinacea, an herb said to ward off colds, were found to contain no echinacea at all. GNC-brand bottles of St. John's wort, touted as a cure for ...

An investigation shows that some popular herbal supplements have bogus information on their labels.The investigation, which was conducted by the New York State Attorney General's Office, looked at ...

Canadian researchers have found that most herbal products contain ingredients not listed on the label, and are full of contaminants, cheap substitutes and fillers. SKIP TO MAIN CONTENT In the news ...

Although herbal products are often perceived as ‘natural” and therefore safe, many different side effects have been reported owing to active ingredients, side effects caused by contaminants ...

A man leaves a GNC store, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 in New York. Numerous store brand supplements aren't what their labels claim to be, an ongoing investigation of popular herbal supplements subjected ...