[tanysquirrel]

I had heard about this issue about a month or two back. It is unfortunate that we, the consumer trust a mfg to provide us with quality as well as affordibility, and do not get it.

My question, however, is this: the brand names listed, are they ' store brands' i.e. spring valley, is it owned by walmart? Or is it an independent company that sells to walmart, who in turn retails it to us.

If they are independent, then naturally we cannot blame target, gnc or walmart. Though, each would have acess to the MSDS ( material safety data sheet), this should also include ingredients of each suppliment being sold. Also, the buyers for each company usually do a tour and inspection of the facilities of the companies they buy from. ( before kmart would buy from a company i used to work for, they toured our company, inspected our paperwork, signed off on the MSDS, etc. And that was only for belts that people wear...not consumable and potentially life threatening suppliments!).

I firmly believe, the FDA should regulate the suppliment industry, because it is food, in a way. It can also. Cause damage...especially if there are potential allergens in it..

The food industry places warnings on their packaging.."may have nuts" or " processed on macinery that processes peanuts" , etc.

But hey, thats just my opinion.