When the FDA Questions Elderberry Safety With Google AI - What Every Herbalist and Herbal Business Owner Needs to Know

When the FDA Questions Elderberry Safety With Google AI - What Every Herbalist and Herbal Business Owner Needs to Know

July 3, 2026 · 30 min · Season 6 · Episode 173

About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges faced by an herbalist when the FDA questions the safety of her elderberry product based on Google AI research.

When an FDA inspector showed up to inspect my student's herbal product business, he flagged her elderberry echinacea tincture as dangerous, and cited Google AI as his research source. That's where this episode starts, and it gets crazier from there. This herbalist has done the work, and played by all the rules. She documented everything from seed to final sale. Her SOPs in place, labels compliant. She’s even been working in healthcare for years. She was doing everything right. And still, an F...

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