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A COMPANY MAKING AN EFFORT TO REVIVE OUR HEALTH
In response to titled reviews: "It's not the best out there" and "Not vegan", I have done my own research. I am very picky about products I consume, so I decided to look into these reviewers claims and dissatisfaction. One reviewer claims that this company is making false claims and was sued in 2004. It is true that the company was sued for false claims...but the claims were not about the content of their products, or even about false information. They were sued for making factual-based statements that their products could cure certain ailments, and they named these ailments specifically. Everyone knows that no natural product is allowed to make such a claim...even if it may be true. The FDA and FTC forbid it and require such claims to be marked with this statement: "This information has not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease." So this is petty compared to the dishonesty shown by other companies who make deceiving statements about products being natural for instance when they are not. Yet they are legally doing so...but does that really make it right? I trust Garden of Life more than most other products out there. Now about the vegan complaint, which does have some ground. There currently are no plant sources of vitamin D3. Garden of life feeds the lanolin(vitamin D3 source) to yeast. They then grow the yeast which consumed the vitamin D3 to produce this vitamin for their vitamin code products. Because the yeast is grown as a plant source now containing the vitamin D3, they are allowed to claim the product is vegan. I don't really agree, but right now it's the closest thing to a plant-based vitamin D3 we've got, besides the sun. No other company has put forth such effort to make a plant base of this vitamin, so they should have some credit for that. There is one semi-synthetic process to do this, but it has not been approved for humans, plus it has synthetic components. I am not vegan, but I understand where this reviewer is coming from. I think the company is making an effort and they do not deserve harsh criticism. I do not think they intend to be dishonest since they do clearly state this information on their website.
November 2011 · Health and Household
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