“Confusing” Green Tea Qualified Health Claims Need New Wording – Petition
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA should modify approved qualified health claims for the link between green tea and certain cancers, according to a petition from green tea marketer Fleminger
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