The Truth About Aloe Vera We rely on product labels to inform our purchasing decisions. Organic produce, sugar-free snacks, cruelty-free makeup. Without these identifiers, we couldn’t support products we align with, or perhaps more importantly, we wouldn’t know what’s in the stuff we buy. While most of us may believe these labels are factual, here’s [...]
Survey of over 2,000 Americans Reveals Majority of Customers Want to Buy Verified Aloe Release Details 3 March, 2017 Applied DNA Sciences released results from a recently commissioned survey of over 2,000 Americans regarding their attitudes toward misleadingly-labeled Aloe vera products and the importance of products with forensically verified ingredients. [...]
Authors: Barbara Brockway, Ph.D., Ben Liang, Ph.D., Yuhua Sun, Julia Krumsiek and James Hayward, Ph.D. Abstract Allegations have recently surfaced regarding the amount of Aloe vera contained in several finished products. In response to intense scrutiny from the press, several class action lawsuits have been filed against the manufacturers of these products. Applied DNA Sciences [...]
Fake aloe has been all over the news, thanks to a recent investigation by Bloomberg News. Samples tested at an independent laboratory showed that store-brand aloe products from Wal-Mart, CVS, Walgreens and Target did not contain the three primary chemical components — acemannan, malic acid and glucose — found in authentic aloe vera gel. [...]