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How to Find Safer Herbal Supplements

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This is a bit old but is important to read if you live in US and buy supplements. Not sure how other countries monitor and regulate their supplements.

rodalenews.com/herbal-suppl...

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For those purchasing traditional and herbal medicines in Australia, "The medicine should carry prominently on the packaging and the label a number of the form AUST R 123456 (for registered medicines, one brand of paracetamol is AUST R 11122) or AUST L 123456 (for Listed medicines, most traditional and herbal medicines will be Listed). The numbers should usually be on the front of the packaging."

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CllcanadaTop Poster CURE Hero in reply to AussieNeil

Canada found some dodgy practices... too..

uoguelph.ca/news/2013/10/st...

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