Supplement Firms Making Sunscreen Claims Warned In FDA Crackdown
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Claims that rendered the firms' products unapproved new drugs and were listed in FDA warning letters include "It’s basically an oral sunscreen … This would be especially useful for people who have had skin cancer, are at risk for skin cancer.” The firms FDA warned are Isocell North America Inc., Sunergized LLC, Pharmacy Direct Inc. and Napa Valley Bioscience LLC.
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