FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 12th, 2008   Customers Breathe Easier As Chinese Cold Remedies Return To Whole Foods After being absent for over a year, Dr. Shen's Yin Chiao, Dr. Shen's Zong Gan Ling, and the entire Dr. Shen line of Chinese herbal medicines have been cleared for re-entry into Whole Foods and Wild Oats markets. The issue was resolved recently in a settlement approved by the California attorney general.  The popular herbal medicines had been suspended by the retailer due to a California Proposition 65 labeling issue over trace amounts of naturally occurring lead.   The settlement acknowledges that the products are safe for consumption, but also requires that the product labels include a California proposition 65 warning. Dr. Shen labels will also omit some claims made for treating specific medical conditions such as flu, depression, and acne.  Dr. Shen's is the largest US manufacturer of Chinese herbal products for the retail market and has been a core vendor at Whole Foods for 12 years. For more information go to http://www.drshen.com/proposition65.htm Contact: Noah Albert Shen Herb Inc. 2322 5th St. Berkeley, CA 94710; (510) 548-2181 noah@drshen.com  Further Links The Whole Truth About Lead in Herbs Washington Legal Foundation article on Prop 65 N. Y Times article on Prop 65 Center for Consumer Freedom on Prop 65 Wikipedia on Prop 65