FDA ‘Struggles’ Against Spiked Supplements, ‘Thorn’ In Industry’s Side
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A “continual thorn in the side of responsible” supplement firm is illegally spiked products, industry champion Senator Hatch says. FDA, meanwhile, “struggles to provide effective deterrents” to rid the market of bad actors.
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