27-06-2011, 07:17
Hi Janedooe,
Welcome here, and thank you for posting that. I only buy form high street chain stores and supermarkets, and herb shops that have been in business for 200 years. *None* of them carry PM so far. Not even the Solgar PM Phytogen complex.
I don't use PM. The type of herbal formula I took for years has been indicated in contamination with fusarium or zearalenone (see my program page). It was checked occasionally for zearalenone, and came out clean. But then I only had one big growth spurt in years of using only a formula, so that may have been my only "bad" box. And I don't even know whether testing for a fusarium infection is possible.
In the Netherlands, the exact product I used was also checked for adulteration with synthetic hormones, together with a set of similar products that were on the market at the time. All were clean.
But these tests were spot checks. Here in the EU, the supplements market is regulated, but I don't know whether regular testing is required, and what they need to be tested for.
So now, I'm putting my program together using herbs from trusted sources, and will only start a week from now. I'm anxious to find out whether it works at all...
Welcome here, and thank you for posting that. I only buy form high street chain stores and supermarkets, and herb shops that have been in business for 200 years. *None* of them carry PM so far. Not even the Solgar PM Phytogen complex.
I don't use PM. The type of herbal formula I took for years has been indicated in contamination with fusarium or zearalenone (see my program page). It was checked occasionally for zearalenone, and came out clean. But then I only had one big growth spurt in years of using only a formula, so that may have been my only "bad" box. And I don't even know whether testing for a fusarium infection is possible.
In the Netherlands, the exact product I used was also checked for adulteration with synthetic hormones, together with a set of similar products that were on the market at the time. All were clean.
But these tests were spot checks. Here in the EU, the supplements market is regulated, but I don't know whether regular testing is required, and what they need to be tested for.
So now, I'm putting my program together using herbs from trusted sources, and will only start a week from now. I'm anxious to find out whether it works at all...