Tag: contaminants

Herbal Supplements: Fillers, Laxatives, Contamination

Herbal Supplements: Fillers, Laxatives, Contamination

Did you ever wonder how much of the declared herbal ingredient is in your supplement? And what else could be in there? A recent study came to some shocking findings.

Dietary Supplements – The Unregulated Frontier

Dietary Supplements – The Unregulated Frontier

We had just filed away the case of heavy metals in protein powders, when already two more supplement incidents hit the news since then.

Contaminants In Protein Supplements

Contaminants In Protein Supplements

That some protein supplements contain heavy metals, which Consumer Reports described in an article published last month, caused quite a stir in fitness circles. Of course, it didn’t take long until a rebuttal was posted somewhere.