Echinacea
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Six of 25 products eliminated from testing portion of Consumerlab.com's review due to insufficient labeling information on amount, species or plant parts used, online testing firm announces May 7. Of 19 remaining products, 14 passed, four "had insufficient levels of specific marker compounds that would be expected from their claimed echinacea ingredients" and one exceeded WHO limits for microbial contamination