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This could trigger some skepticism: Some stores pulled products from their shelves, and several major supplement companies embraced Newmaster’s work, paying
by quercusa 2y ago
This could trigger some skepticism:
Some stores pulled products from their shelves, and several major supplement
companies embraced Newmaster’s work, paying large sums for quality testing by
companies Newmaster established just prior to the publication of the paper.
- giarc 2y agoI don't think that alone is an issue. It could be seen as just commercializing the research he had done in the university setting. He would have to disclose this in publications (and perhaps he didn't). The university would have to approve (and take their cut). The issue is he seems to have fabricated results that prompted large companies to look for testing and certification and he was there with open arms (and pockets). If some other lab had come out and said "these products don't contain what they say they do" and the vitamin companies contracted his lab, then he wouldn't be in this situation.