Labs' High-Performance Chromatography Results Don't Help Dakota Nutrition's Elderberry Claims
Executive Summary
NAD’s review was shorter than it might have been because Dakota Nutrition stopped using around 30 challenged disease claims, leaving a total of eight claims made on labels, its website and online retailers’ platforms about the amount of elderberry in its products.
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