GNC Herbal Plus Whole Herb
Supplement brand · 🇺🇸 United States
Owned by / part of: GNC Holdings — Harbin Pharmaceutical Group (China)
Ingredient risk
Contains restricted ingredients
⛔ Red — banned or high-risk ingredients
Auto-flagged from PHIG regulatory data. Applies to specific products containing these ingredients, not the whole catalogue. Flags show countries named in the source data.
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France banned TiO₂ in food from January 2020, first EU country.
⚠️ Yellow — use with caution or restricted in some markets
Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].
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ood. Dietary supplement [1]. || European Union :: Novel food ingredient [1]. || South Korea :: Dietary supplement. || Ma
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Coumarin TDI 0.1 mg/kg BW/day. Cassia type exceeds limits at typical supplement doses.
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Hydroxyanthracene derivatives under assessment.
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The brand's other 8 identifiable ingredients (Calcium, Goldenseal, Valerian, Saw Palmetto…) carry no sale bans or restrictions — clear.
Ingredient safety profile
13 of this brand's ingredients matched to PHIG data and classified by regulatory status. Red = banned in ≥1 country · Yellow = restricted but sold · Green = clear.
8 clear4 restricted (sold with limits)1 banned in ≥1 country
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No food-safety alerts on record. Cross-checked against the Food Recalls & Alerts archive (🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇦🇺).
Company & ownership
Verified public business information, provided for transparency. We publish facts only.
GNC Herbal Plus Whole Herb line. GNC is majority-owned by China's Harbin Pharmaceutical Group.
| Established | United States |
| Ownership | Subsidiary (brand line) |
| Parent corporation | GNC Holdings — Harbin Pharmaceutical Group (China) |
| Public / private | Private |
| Headquarters | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
Sources: https://www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/top-companies-reports/top-companies/?cpost_id=54313&cyear=2023
Product forms
Capsule (13)Tablet or Pill (2)
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