Political favoritism is everywhere

80% of herbal supplements sold in US stores are heavily adulterated.  Ginseng pills are just powdered garlic and ginkgo biloba pills are just powdered radish.  Reason for this lack of oversight of medicinal herbs: "US Senator Orrin Hatch quashed any legislation to regulate medicinal herbs and receives a lot of campaign contributions from the same industry".  Political favoritism is universal everywhere.  http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/new-york-attorney-general-targets-supplements-at-major-retailers/