NBTY to genetically test herbal supplements under NY accord


NBTY Inc, one of the largest U.S. herbal supplement producers, has agreed to conduct an advanced form of genetic testing to ensure that its herbal products contain what their labels say they contain, New York's attorney general said on Wednesday. The agreement followed a probe in which the office of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman found that products sold as herbal supplements at GNC, Target, Walgreen and Wal-Mart stores in New York lacked genetic material for plants shown on labels.



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