State Enforcement Needed On Weight Loss, Bodybuilding Supplements – Study
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
“The lax federal regulatory scheme for dietary supplements leaves extreme gaps in federal oversight that should be filled by state governments,” according to a report by public health experts. State attorneys general have “bully pulpit” to expand on enforcement authorities exercised by both FDA and FTC, they say.
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