Special Report
New York's attorney general has demanded that Target, Walmart, Walgreens, and GNC immediately stop selling store brand herbal supplement products in the state, following an ongoing investigation that demonstrated only 21% of the supplements tested contained the plant material listed on the labels. The six herbal supplements that were analyzed included Gingko Biloba, St. John's Wort, Ginseng, Garlic, Echinacea, and Saw Palmetto.
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