Cease And Desist

Walmart to eliminate ‘independent verification’ statement from Spring Valley Supplements

13-Sep-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will remove the “Verified by an independent, certified laboratory” statement from its store-brand Spring Valley dietary supplement labels, following an agreement with Iowa’s Attorney General.

GNC: Independent, third party tests ‘conclusively’ confirm Herbal Plus products meet all requirements

10-Mar-2015 By Stephen Daniells

After four separate rounds of testing, supplement retailing giant GNC has announced its Herbal Plus product line meet all requirements for safety, quality, purity and proper labeling.

Retailer responds to NY AG’s investigation

GNC: Tests and re-tests show that ‘products contain the ingredients stated on the labels at the levels indicated on the labels’

10-Feb-2015 By Stephen Daniells

GNC Holdings has responded to the NY Attorney General’s actions with full and robust responses to every question raised in the cease and desist letter, including original test results and the results of retesting that was performed on the product lots...

10 questions we need answered regarding the NY AG’s botanical action

03-Feb-2015 By Stephen Daniells

You couldn’t make it up: DNA barcoding is used to test products that appear to be predominantly extracts by a researcher who is more comfortable with reptiles and dinosaurs and the results have not been made public. But the NY Attorney General is using...

Sabinsa gets court approval for case against forskolin rival

03-Jan-2005

Sabinsa, maker of the forskolin weight loss supplement Forslean,
has gained court approval for its case against a Missouri company
marketing an extract of the Coleus forskohlii root under a similar
name.