Sentences with phrase «active ingredients listed on the label»

A study of supplements sold at well - known retailers including Walmart, Walgreens, Target, and GNC showed that one in four of the supplements tested, including many herbal supplements, didn't contain the active ingredient listed on the label in any quantity.

Some products do not even contain the active ingredients listed on the label, and others can contain the ingredient in inefficacious or harmful quantities.

Not exact matches

Because labeling laws on homeopathy are so different from regulations on real medicine with proven ingredients, the only actual drug in a bottle of homeopathic medicine — ethanol, the same active ingredient in vodka — doesn't have to be listed as a drug.

To address this problem a variety of companies have developed services that provide third - party analysis for supplement manufacturers to ensure their supplements are free of contaminants and contain active versions of the ingredients listed on the label.

«It's up to the informed retail store to educate their clients about the difference between therapeutic levels of active ingredients and just a pinch of an active ingredient so it can be listed on the label.»