Industry News Roundup
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Disclaimer alert symbol needed in ads; Prestige keeps Dramamine brand; DSM invests in omega-3s; Citizen petition to ban carrageenan withdrawn; NDAC to consider health care antiseptics; and Prolact CR cream supplement helps premature infants.
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