You may be surprised to know that China is actually one of the largest exporters of many drugs and vitamins. About 90 percent of all Vitamin C sold in the United States is from China, for example. They also produce 50 percent of the world’s aspirin and 35 percent of all Tylenol.  Ditto for the majority of Vitamin A, B12 and E

Hot on the heels of the poisoned pet food scandal, and reported instances of toxic food and toothpaste, all eyes are now turning toward the

Chinese vitamin market. How safe are they?

The industry in China appears to be split between top-notch operations and bottom-of-the-barrel producers. Since the United States does not require country-of-origin labels for any of our drugs, foods or supplements, there is no telling where that vitamin you are taking came from.

China also suffers from the same conflict of interest that we are seeing here in the United States, where the regulators have financial interest in the industries they are supposed to regulate and inspect.

Supplements can be helpful; however, remember that a healthy lifestyle is composes of a good diet, exercise and supplementation.. You can’t “make up” for a poor diet by simply adding vitamin supplements.  Processes foods are sorely lacking in nutrients so eating plenty of raw organic foods ad farm local foods are the best along with high quality supplements will provide you with the best results.

The Seattle Times, June 2007

Editors Note:

I am a patient of Dr. Richard Brouse who is a Clinical Nutritionist, Biochemist and Physician Chiropractor for over 40 years. He uses brands in his clinic that he knows gets the best results and are safe. When I had to get a Melatonin product for Adrenal Fatigue I asked him about GNC’s melatonin.

He said that GNC has been making their products on China for over 10 years.  Dr. Brouse uses a lot of Shaklee which I have been using for years because of their purity and science.

The following is a summary of their Quality Control.