Research before buying from Swanson!
Written: Jun 23 '07
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I'm a longtime Swanson patron. I found out, however, that Swanson re-sells their products when returned by other sellers, such as AARP and some health food stores. This means that sometimes Swanson is apparently repackaging product. I have to say "apparently" because I was told this by a health food store owner, but don't know first-hand. I have received products that were in poor condition(capsules broken, partially filled, etc.). Swanson(and other vitamin cos.)are selling Hoodia Gordonii, and claiming it is the real thing; I did a lot of research on
this plant, and Swanson CAN'T be selling the part of the plant with the active ingredient. I don't have space here to explain, but Swanson claimed in an email that it's the real thing. There are many GOOD things about Swanson, but I have stopped using their own products in a lot of cases, and now order from companies researched by ConsumerLab.com. Swanson is carrying more and more of their own brand and less of other brands(JasonNaturals is an example). I used to receive Swanson by mail in a few days; now it is taking significantly longer. I received a letter from Swanson re. my perceptions that overall their speed and quality have dropped; the writer made excuses and didn't address my critique. Swanson is great for buying certain vitamins and Nature's Way products at a discount; I don't know that their own products contain what they say they do, and I don't buy them anymore(acetyl-l-carnitine and alpha lipoic acid, for two examples). People who are enthusiastic about Swanson should do some research on what they're buying: low prices don't equal quality!!! High prices don't, either. Swanson took over a very good outfit called L&H Vitamins. Mr. Lee Swanson seems to have gotten farther and farther away from L&H and the old Swanson company's quality products. All I'm saying is to be cautious about what you buy from ANY provider. The FDA just put forth a rule that will make ALL vitamin and alternative medicine companies prove that they are selling what they claim to be selling, and also putting the amount of whatever in their product that they claim. This is both good and bad for the consumer, since products will probably zoom in price or become unavailable, but you also won't be getting fake Hoodia.
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What product did you purchase or try to purchase? vit. K, magnesium, tea tree oil, more
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