US Consumer Health Regulation: Before Warning, Recall For Supplement With COVID-19 Label Claim
Executive Summary
Until FDA on 23 June posted report about Golden Nutrition Inc.’s herbal supplement, violative COVID-19 claims had been found online and in advertising through other channels. Other consumer health recalls in US include more than 2.5m bottles of Gaviscon Liquid Antacid missing a safety warning on labels.
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