FDA Liquid Supplement/Beverage Guidance Defines Distinctions
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The CFSAN guidance goes into greater detail on distinguishing liquid supplements from beverages, addressing stakeholders’ complaint about a 2009 draft. “This tends to really draw a bright line between the two different categories,” says CRN Regulatory Counsel Rend Al-Mondhiry.
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