FDA Survey Shows Lead Labeling Not Needed For Supplements – Stakeholders
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA's survey of lead contamination in hundreds of women's and children's vitamin supplements found what many industry stakeholders expected - lead levels in vitamins are not a cause for concern
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