CSPI targets juice capsules
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA should halt the marketing of NSA's Juice Plus+ Orchard Blend and Juice Plus+ Garden Blend capsules because the products appear to be adulterated and misbranded, the Center for Science in the Public Interest says in a letter to the agency Dec. 12. CSPI says it is concerned the products' claim, "the next best thing to fruits and vegetables," may lead consumers to believe the pills are "closer to real fruits and vegetables than is likely to be the case." The labels say the capsules contain high levels of vitamins A and C and folate naturally, and do not disclose that these vitamins and minerals are added to the capsules during processing and are nutrients only characteristic of the original fruit and vegetable sources...