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The New York State Attorney General\u2019s Office has recently sent out Cease and Desist Notifications to GNC, Target, Walgreens and Walmart, alleging their herbal supplements fail to contain the advertised ingredients.<\/p>\n

Fitapelli & Schaffer is interested in filing a class action against these large companies for their false and misleading labeling.\u00a0 Below is a list of affected products:<\/p>\n

GNC
\n<\/span><\/strong>Gingko Biloba, St. Johns Wort, Ginseng, Echinacea, and Saw Palmetto
\nTarget
\n<\/span><\/strong>Gingko Biloba, St. John\u2019s Wort, and Valerian Root
\nWalgreens
\n<\/span><\/strong>Gingko Biloba, St. John\u2019s Wort, Ginseng, Garlic, and Echinacea<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wal-Mart
\n<\/span><\/strong>Gingko Biloba, St. John\u2019s Wort, Ginseng, Garlic, Echinacea, and Saw Palmetto<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If the Attorney General\u2019s findings are correct, these products and their advertisements may constitute deceptive marketing practices, in addition to causing possible serious health risks for consumers.\u00a0 Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP have recovered millions of dollars for its clients through class action and collective action lawsuits. If you have purchased any herbal supplement from GNC, Target, Walgreens, or Walmart, please contact us at (212) 300-0375 or visit our website at www.fslawfirm.com<\/a> to pursue a case.<\/p>\n

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The New York State Attorney General\u2019s Office has recently sent out Cease and Desist Notifications to GNC, Target, Walgreens and Walmart, alleging their herbal supplements fail to contain the advertised ingredients.
\nFitapelli & Schaffer is interested in filing a class action against these large companies for their false and misleading labeling.\u00a0 Below is a list of affected products:
\nGNC
\nGingko Biloba, St. Johns Wort, Ginseng, Echinacea, and Saw Palmetto
\nTarget
\nGingko Biloba, St. John\u2019s Wort, and Valerian Root
\nWalgreens
\nGingko …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-class-action"],"yoast_head":"\nHerbal Supplement Investigation - New York Employment Lawyer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/herbal-supplement-investigation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Herbal Supplement Investigation - New York Employment Lawyer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The New York State Attorney General\u2019s Office has recently sent out Cease and Desist Notifications to GNC, Target, Walgreens and Walmart, alleging their herbal supplements fail to contain the advertised ingredients. 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