#113
PBS Frontline Hit Piece on Vitamins and Supplements
Story at-a-glance −
- PBS Frontline’s “Supplements and Safety” episode expresses concern that consumers may endanger their health by taking vitamins and supplements, yet promoted “Cheez-it cheesy chicken bites” and Dr. Pepper
- Last November, the agency responsible for the report, CBC News, published a report in which they accused a number of supplement makers of failing to live up to label claims. Yet, last week CBC had to retract the report, as their lab tests were proven inaccurate
- There’s an ongoing campaign aimed at regulating supplements as drugs, which would allow the drug industry to eliminate the supplement industry and profit from the few remaining ones
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