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Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General. Re: CEASE & DESIST NOTIFICATION “Spring Valley—Walmart Distributed Herbal Dietary Supplements”. State of New York Office of the Attorney General, 2 Feb 2015. Division of Regional Affairs.
http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1532311-supplements.html#document/p13
>This letter constitutes a demand to cease and desist engaging in the sale of adulterated and/or mislabeled herbal dietary supplements, and in particular to immediately stop the sale of six “Spring Valley” dietary supplements as identified by lot number in the exhibit annexed hereto.
Christie Smythe. GNC, Wal-Mart Found by New York to Sell Fake Herbal Remedies. Bloomberg.com, 3 Feb. 2015.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-03/gnc-wal-mart-found-by-new-york-to-sell-fake-herbal-supplements.
Kroll, David. Cease-And-Desist Orders Hit Walmart, Walgreens And Others For Herbal Supplement Sales. Forbes, 9 Feb. 2015.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkroll/2015/02/03/cease-and-desist-orders-hit-walmart-walgreens-and-others-for-herbal-supplement-sales.
Kaplan, Sarah. GNC, Target, Wal-Mart, Walgreens accused of selling adulterated ‘herbals’. Washington Post. 3 Feb. 2015.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/02/03/gnc-target-wal-mart-walgreens-accused-of-selling-fake-herbals.
>In response to the findings, Walgreens told the New York Times that it would remove the offending products from its shelves nationwide, while spokesmen for Wal-Mart and GNC both said that the companies would respond “appropriately.” Target did not respond to requests for comment.
Wallace, Gregory. Where’s the echinacea? prosecutors ask: Wal-mart, Target and others under fire for bogus supplements. CNNMoney, 3 Feb. 2015.
https://money.cnn.com/2015/02/03/news/herbal-supplements-walmart-target/index.html.
Lynda Edwards. Herbal horrors: Tennessee and Alabama won't say if they're pulling herbal supplements. timesfreepress.com, 19 Feb. 2015.
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2015/feb/19/herbal-horrors/288816.
Stephen Daniells. Walmart to eliminate ‘independent verification’ statement from Spring Valley Supplements. nutraingredients-usa.com, 13 Sept. 2016.
https://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Article/2016/09/13/Walmart-to-eliminate-independent-verification-statement-from-Spring-Valley-Supplements.
>According to a statement on the IA AG’s website, Miller’s office had become concerned that the “verification” statement could give consumers a mistaken impression as to what product features an independent lab actually verified.