Well it looks like its going to be an Herbalife day today here at OpTree!. The embattled nutritional supplement company issued a statement to respond to the increasing pressure from the allegations from the Fraud Discovery Institute that its products may pose a consumer safety concern due to “excessive” amounts of lead.
We have confidence in the safety of our products. It is irresponsible to equate Prop 65, which concerns disclosure, with the safety of our products.
Prop 65 is a consumer disclosure and labeling statute requirement that under certain circumstances requires the disclosure of the presence of any of approximately 800 specified chemicals (including lead).
Our products fall within FDA suggested guidelines for the amount of lead that consumers can safely ingest through their diet and the FDA sets specific limits on lead content in certain foods.
Our products include natural ingredients, and trace levels of naturally occurring lead is present in virtually all natural ingredients. This is not a question of contamination resulting from the manufacturing process or as a result of unsafe handling. In the past, several common foods, such as chocolate, have come under question of Prop 65.
We follow established written quality assurance and quality control procedures. We stand behind the safety of our ingredients and products.
It’s going to be a potentially interesting day today for Herbalife and its CEO Michael Johnson who is scheduled to speak at the Avondale Conference in NYC with other industry leaders. No word as to whether or not Johnson is going to skip the event given the news but we will follow this today.
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