Amazon’s Dietary Supplement Quality Control Standards Well-Intended But Short-Sighted
Executive Summary
Amazon’s quality control requirements for supplements shouldn’t rely on third-party certification for finished-product specifications but on FDA’s GMPs, says consultant Tara Couch. Attorneys Robert Durkin and Kevin Bell say companies are gaming the system by submitting fraudulent CoAs.
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