In Absence Of Standards For Natural, NAD Focuses On Context
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Without FDA or FTC guidelines regarding natural claims, the National Advertising Division is tasked with evaluating them based on consumer expectations and the context in which they are used. Senior staff attorney Annie Ugurlayan discussed related NAD cases at the Council of Better Business Bureaus division’s annual conference.
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