Industry Roundup: Supplement GMPs, Walgreens Recall, Healthy Children Study, Homeopathic Comments, Drug Claims
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Botanicals firm argues GMP intent; Walgreens multivitamin missing child-resistant capsWyeth Nutrition supports NIH healthy children study; homeopathic regulatory evaluation comment period extended; Vitamin Shoppe adds Beardall; and more news in brief.
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