Recipe For An FDA Warning In Nutritional Designs' Medical Food Claims
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Medical foods "are not those simply recommended by a physician as part of an overall diet to manage the symptoms, or reduce the risk of a disease or condition," FDA says. The agency also halts imports of Canadian firm NuEra Nutraceutials' ginseng and herbal soap.
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