FTC Curbs Another 'Free' Ride: Health And Wellness Industry News
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Health Research Laboratories agrees to settle an FTC complaint alleging false "free" offers on top of bogus health claims; reports that biotin can interfere with certain lab tests are reminders for consumers to tell doctors about supplements they use, says CRN; kratom group asks FDA and states "to tone down their overheated rhetoric about the non-opiate botanical"; and health and wellness recalls.
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