No Facility Inspections? No Shortage Of Bogus Pandemic Claims Found Online By US Agencies
Executive Summary
Warning letters show FDA's coronavirus investigations inthe consumer health marketplace didn't stop when it suspended facility inspections. The letters identify firms that previously marketed only bedding products as offering supplements with coronavirus claims or that are in other countries and are shipping to US consumers products promoted with coronavirus claims.
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