Take a close look at the ingredients on the labels of the health food supplements that you purchase. Many or actually most contain fillers or excipients. If you see words such as maltodextrin, lactose, magnesium, starch, cellulose, methyl cellulose, silica, talc, these are just a few. Fillers are more in the category of taking up…
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“Sharks Don’t Get Cancer” myths, lawsuits, and fillers
In 1992, Dr. William Lane (Ph.D.) authored the paperback book Sharks Don’t Get Cancer, filled with bizarre medical claims, which created international fame along with his interview with Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes, that helped launch his company, earned $ millions, and ended in lawsuits, fines paid to the FTC and FDA, and restitution to…
Supplement manufacturer gets in big trouble for adulteration
Unfortunately, companies cheating their customers by diluting and adulterating their products with fillers continues to be an ongoing problem in the health food industry. The owner and president of a dietary supplement manufacturing company in Flanders, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in December to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to a scheme in which…