FDA Crackdown On Anti-Aging Imports Signals "Major Enforcement Initiative"
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Increased scrutiny of anti-aging products entering the U.S. presages "a major enforcement initiative" against illegal cosmetic claims that will impact domestic personal-care firms, large and small, according to attorney and ex-FDAer Benjamin L. England
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