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Lack of Labeling & Information
Spirulina is great, however, ordering this 1 pound bag has me questioning the company and their marketing tricks. The picture is of powder with a USDA organic label. The actual bag will arrive in a silver package, with a crooked sticker on it stating what it is, where it came from (China) and the company info: Starwest Botanicals. There is no other information on the package. No USDA Organic sticker/label. No Nutritional Information. No Serving Size. No FDA approvals of any sort. I think this is meant to be a fertilizer for my plants. The package and sticker look just like some Botanical flower pot fertilizer that I use....
But besides the package and lack of FDA and USDA approval. I did open the package to see what it looked like, smelled like, and tasted like. The powder mixes and tastes fine to me. I would have liked to see some Nutritional information.
I will continue to order spirulina, however, I WILL NOT be using this bag or Starwest Botanicals.
July 2010 · Health and Household · verified purchase