Prosecutions Send Spiked Consumer Health Product Marketers To Prison
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The convictions in federal district courts ought to interest supplement industry stakeholders long calling for DoJ and FDA to prosecute criminal charges stemming from investigations of spiked supplements, but likely will also prompt calls for authorities to drill down with charges against the sources of the products.
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