Supplements targeted by N.Y. authorities pass a 4th test for purity and safety
It looks like the New York state attorney general’s dog and pony show targeting dietary supplements is getting ready to hit the road.
Eric Schneiderman managed to get plenty of press to cover his secret investigation into four brands of dietary supplements. And apparently he had such a good time doing it that he was able to enlist other state AGs to join in.
Now, those from Connecticut, Indiana and Puerto Rico will be joining him in “pooling” their resources to conduct similar “investigations.”
Certainly, this would all be fine and dandy if there weren’t so many questions left in the wake of what Schneiderman started several weeks ago.
And instead of answering those questions about what went on in New York, it appears he’s now trying to confuse the issue by involving other states.
For example, GNC, one of the targeted companies, has completed yet another series of tests on its supplements.
And it found – once again – that not only did they contain all the herbs listed on the label, but also met all standards for “product purity and quality.”
GNC’s products were tested during production, before they were sent out to stores, after Schneiderman began his investigation and then again – this time by an independent laboratory.
But so far, Schneiderman has had nothing to say about that.
He also has nothing to say about when he’ll release the “official” reports that he keeps talking about. Or tell us exactly what methods he used for testing the supplements he targeted.
All that’s been issued from the AG’s office so far is that DNA “barcoding tests” determined the products in question to be “fake.”
But as we have since found out, that kind of test doesn’t even work for herbal supplements. The DNA in herbs typically doesn’t survive the extraction process.
All Schneiderman had to say about that important detail is that the data will not be published for peer review, as it’s an “ongoing investigation.”
But it’s looking more and more like any “ongoing investigation” should now be about the N.Y. attorney general.
And what it is he’s not telling us.
