Many product makers would welcome stricter standards to prevent spurious or misleadingly labeled products from entering the market. with Dennis Walker’s Mycopreneur Podcast, Skye Chilton of Real Mushrooms acknowledged that changes in labeling could change the industry for everyone.
He also cautioned consumers to watch out for what he called “fairy dusting:” Brands that add just enough of a trendy mushroom to a product to charge high prices, but not enough to affect the buyers’ health. “People know what mushrooms are,” Chilton said. “It’s pretty self-explanatory.” We don’t know whether the FDA will intervene in the mushroom conflict — in the meantime, I’d urge consumers to do their homework, read labels and find out how your supplement maker defines the word “mushroom.