Convoluted Herbal Requirements Foretell FSMA Complexities
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Ingredient importers supplying herbal materials for food and dietary supplement manufacturers will have to consider their downstream customers’ intended uses to comply with FDA regulations under the Food Safety Modernization Act, which are likely to vex many companies.
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