1 Nov 2021

Covid-19: Safety fears as supplement sales soar amid outbreak

From Morning Report, 8:47 am on 1 November 2021

Sales of natural health supplements are rising in the time of Covid-19.

Natural does not mean safe, and some products can have adverse effects ranging from rashes and stomach upset to anaphylaxis and even death.

Yet the industry remains mostly unregulated.

Naomi Arnold reports.