FDA Plans To Step Up Enforcement Actions On Supplement Rx Contaminants
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA anticipates media coverage of its enforcement actions against firms marketing illegal supplement products will benefit responsible members of the industry, according to Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Director Robert E. Brackett
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