Multi-Ingredient Testing, Testimonial Liability Among FTC Priorities
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Formulation testing of multiple-ingredient botanical supplements may be necessary to support certain advertising claims, according to Federal Trade Commission Senior Staff Attorney Michelle Rusk
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