FDA Warns Pharma Inc. about Irradiated Spirulina from China I have said for years that chlorella and spirulina from China should be viewed suspiciously for several reasons. They are notoriously high in heavy metals. When Japan industrialized in the 1970’s, it was exposed to tremendous amounts of mercury which caused mercury poisoning. China is experiencing the same phenomena today. And with such a large and cumbersome population, China has created one of the most polluted environments in the world. Algae grown in this type of environment will also contain those toxins. They are notorious for presenting falsified Organic Certification when their production plants have not even been inspected. The FDA has been aware of this problem for years and the algae industry is hurt by this falsification. Challenging these companies on their efficacy has resulted in no changes in their illegal actions. The Chinese government has refused to intervene to stop them. Falsifying Organic Certification only occurs in China and has become one of the biggest problems in the algae industry. They use gigantic spray driers and produce huge amounts of Spirulina at once, harvesting only two or three times each year instead of bi-monthly. Their Spirulina and Chlorella contain so much bacteria that they are forced to irradiate it, which destroy a lot of the nutrients.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 01:32:31 +0000
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