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Virtually all herbal supplements that were tested in a congressional investigation, contained traces of lead and other contaminants, and some apparently illegal statements showed that the product could cure cancer and other diseases.
The levels of heavy metals including mercury, cadmium and arsenic, “do not exceed the standards considered hazardous, as revealed by research published by the New York Times.
The same source revealed that 16 of the 40 supplements tested contained residues of pesticides exceeding legal limits.
On the false promises of the products, the report of the Office of the Government Accountability said they found at least nine supplementation apparently illegal claims about their benefits, including ginkgo biloba product whose label said it was used as a treatment for Alzheimer and other ginseng product, labeled as a treatment to prevent diabetes and cancer.
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