(09-01-2016, 01:16 PM)OHboobs Wrote: (08-01-2016, 04:47 PM)julieTG Wrote: No its very simple
It costs £200 max for an analysis
All reputable suppliers do this on batches pre sale,
even larger retail chains
Julie
Dietary supplements (herbals, animal extracts, etc) are not regulated in the US. There is no requirement for them to do that. And the reality is, there are plenty of "dietary supplement" companies out there who are selling stuff knowing full well that their products do not have the ingredients they claim or do what they claim.
I think what you really need is not particularly strict regulation but a legal statute that covers consumers more.
Here in the UK we have what's called the Trade Descriptions Act which covers all goods sold by any retailer.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/29
That includes the composition of anything sold including herbs.
If it's described as being a particular thing, then that's what it should be. To do otherwise would be an offence and unlawful.
The company could face heavy fines, have it's falsely described products confiscated and be forced to compensate or refund their customers.
Under the act consumers can demand a refund if the goods are not fit for purpose or not as described.
Which explains a little better what Julie wrote, companies have to do it here, to do otherwise would be potentially leaving themselves open to being in breach of the act.
With a large company like Walgreens or Walmart I would have expected better I've used them both many times when I've been in the States.
