Late last month, the FTC filed a request for a permanent injunction that lays out how an herbal supplement company used Oz's show to promote its business.įor example, the filing states that employees of a company called Genesis Today got an invite to appear on Oz's show to "discuss black raspberry as a 'top cancer-fighting supplement.'" At the time, the company sold no raspberry-based products within two days, it owned the domain “” and had placed a bulk order for black raspberry extract. Among the topics: green coffee bean extract, which Oz praised on his show. Mehmet Oz, host of a popular television show, received from the US Senate when he was called before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection. The FTC's actions date back to May of last year but gained in profile thanks to the grilling that Dr. For its part, the herbal industry told NBC News that DNA testing is not appropriate for herbal supplements, as processing them into pills may destroy the molecule. The AG's office is requesting that the companies involved stop selling these products and provide it with detailed information on their manufacture and sourcing. John’s Wort, and Ginkgo Biloba see the announcement for a detailed list of the supplements and results.)
(Some of the products involved include Echinacea, Ginseng, St. The overall rate here was just 21 percent, and many others contained contaminants. (The announcement says the investigation is ongoing, so more may be named later.) These products were subjected to DNA testing and again came up short, with Wal-Mart at the bottom only four percent of its samples had evidence of the plant listed on the label. The NY attorney general's office followed up on this approach, obtaining own-brand products from stores such as GNC, Target, Walgreen, and Wal-Mart. That study helpfully identified DNA sequences that could be used to specifically detect the presence of specific species of medicinal herbs. Further Reading Many herbal products mislabeled, contain allergens as fillers
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