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Store-bought herbal supplements may not be what they seem

Clip: 2/3/2015 | 5m 40s

Store-bought herbal supplements may not be what they advertise

An investigation into store-bought herbal supplements found at many major retailers’ determined that four out of five products tested had no trace of the ingredients listed on the label. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman joins Gwen Ifill to discuss why the billion-dollar industry has such loose standards and who will now be responsible for keeping supplement labels accurate.

02/03/2015 | Rating NR

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