OTC Homeopathic Labels Must Include Scientific Disclaimers – FTC
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet
Executive Summary
US trade regulator will require an "inherent contradiction" for homeopathic OTC labels: disclaimers to FDA-compliant label indications indicating a lack of scientific evidence that the product works.
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