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Comment · Wed, July 1, 2020 · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot

Safe to Buy Now Food Supplements from Amazon?

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Dihexa_Throwaway · 2 points

Wow, that's awful.

When you say garbage, do you mean it's less potent, or that it could also be unsafe?

Could they be passable, even though they don't meet high standards of quality?

I usually buy Vitacost Vitamin B-100 Complex. I just hope they don't manage to screw up such a common supplement so much.

I've read your comment above on the milk thistle quality, but I'm trying to find some hope that other types of supplements won't have such a low standard of quality. After all, where else am I going to buy these common vitamins and minerals?

Thanks for these insights into the industry!

u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot

When you say garbage, do you mean it's less potent, or that it could also be unsafe?



Could they be passable, even though they don't meet high standards of quality?

I mean not properly testing, so it could be anything. Very few places are properly testing. I thought NOW was one of the few that were, but these results show that's not always the case.

I usually buy Vitacost Vitamin B-100 Complex. I just hope they don't manage to screw up such a common supplement so much.

I thought for sure NOW, Jarrow, and Life Extension wouldn't screw up something as simple as milk thistle, but here we are. It seems nobody's quality systems are as robust as they need to be.

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