UK herbal exposé
July 16, 2015
A number of herbal product
manufacturers in the UK have been
publicly shamed on a new BBC
TV series called “trust Me, I’m a
Doctor”.
Working together with scientists
from University College London,
the show purchased a selection of
herbal products from pharmacies,
supermarkets and online retailers,
and tested content claims made on
the labels.
A total of thirty gingko products
were tested - and eight were found
to contain “little or no gingko
extract,” the report said.
However other products such as
evening primrose items were found
to be accurately labelled.
The team tested about 70 items
overall, using nuclear magnetic
resonance spectroscopy as well
as high performance thin layer
chromatography to determine their
composition, the BBC reports.
Interestingly items sold as
Traditional Herbal Remedies
(regulated by the MHRA) were
found to be generally compliant,
while other products, labelled as
food supplements and regulated by
the Food Standards Agency, failed.
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