Supplement Sector Regulatory Milestones: Senators' Enforcement Push, GNC Supply Chain Guidelines
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Former FDA OCI Director George Karavetsos says GNC's supply chain guidelines for its vendors is the industry standard, while Sens. Hatch and Heinrich exceeded all standards by recommending DoJ get tougher on firms violating FDA supplement product regulations,
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