Retailers Sweep Shelves of Herbal Supplements,
But Not All Are Bad

New York, USA -The beginning of the end was marked for a handful of herbal supplements when the New York Attorney General's Office recently instructed retailers like Target, Walmart and Walgreens to stop selling certain products. This raises some obvious questions: How did this happen? What has the public actually been taking?

At issue is that four out of the five products tested did not even have any herbs in their ingredients, and instead used fillers. Some of the illicit products are echinacea, ginseng, St. John's wort, garlic, ginkgo blob and saw palmetto. Only 21 percent of store-brand herbal supplements actually contained plants listed on the labels.

"Mislabeling, contamination and false advertising are illegal," said Eric Schneiderman, New York State Attorney General. "They also pose unacceptable risks to New York families - especially those with allergies to hidden ingredients."

With the cease and desist order comes a spotlight on an industry that has, due to an FDA loophole, gone largely unchecked - making those companies that produce high-quality herbal supplement products quite angry.

"With so many supplements being recalled, it's difficult to know which ones to trust," said Simon St. Ledger, managing director of Rapid Nutrition, a London-based natural health care company. "This is why we are so focused on being our customers' first choice for their health and well-being needs and to establish that there are still companies that make choice products."

Rapid Nutrition was established on the back of its successful and proven science-based weight-loss supplements, SystemLS, that is now being sold in Australia's biggest retailer, but soon to be exported worldwide. Currently, Rapid Nutrition is in negotiations with several US distributors.

"As an industry leader, we have always gone above and beyond the minimum requirements in pursuing quality for our customers, and we will continue to lead the efforts for higher standards," said St Ledger.

About Rapid Nutrition
Rapid Nutrition is a natural healthcare company focused on the research, development and production of a range of life science products. The company was established based on its successful and proven weight loss supplement range which is exported worldwide and now offers consumers a growing range of health and well-being solutions to meet existing and emerging societal health concerns, as well as a providing number of wider services to the life sciences industry. For more information, please visit http://www.rnplc.com and www.systemls.com

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