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Memory Supplements: Results of Testing for Selected Supplements

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Oct. 18, 2018
Release Date Nov. 14, 2018
Report No. GAO-19-23R
Summary:

Do memory supplements contain what they claim? We had three products tested.

One product, marketed as Ginkgo biloba, did not contain that ingredient. Instead it contained an unknown substitute; as such the safety of the product is unknown.

The second product was marketed as a supplement that included Ginkgo biloba. It also contained an unknown substitute, instead of Ginkgo biloba.

The third product, marketed as a fish oil supplement, contained the stated ingredients.

We are sending our results to the Food and Drug Administration for review and possible investigation, in coordination with the Federal Trade Commission.

 

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