Why are there so many Fake Hoodia Products?

It seems ridiculous that companies in the U.S. could ever sell products that contain no Hoodia when they claim Hoodia as an ingredient.  Here are the reasons why this problem is so prevalent is because:

1. In 1994, Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), which allows the dietary supplement industry to regulate itself rather than the government.

2. The dietary supplement market has high margins, and thus there is a lot of money to be made.

3. There are very little initial costs and overhead required to get into this business.

4. When plants are in powdered form, it is very difficult to identify the plant other than using costly scientific testing procedures (TLC, HPLC, and Microscopy), which are too expensive for most consumers to perform.

Thus,
(High Margins + little overhead + difficulty to verify product quality)
- Government regulation and monitoring =
The corruption that is so prevalent in the Hoodia Industry

Crooks can enter this industry, market the heck out of their fake Hoodia product, and walk away after 2 years with lots of money.  Unsuspecting customers are left holding the bill. 

Make sure that you demand the correct quality control verification tests that can prove Hoodia authenticity.  For more information on valid quality control verification tests, click here.