Supplement AER Numbers Could Raise False Alarm About Product Safety
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
CFSAN publishes data on more than 55,000 AERs received from January 2004 through September 2016 for dietary supplements, food – including food additives and color additives –and cosmetics. Quarterly updates begin in February with information from reports submitted during the 2016 fourth quarter.
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