ASA Ruling On IMEDEEN Beauty Drink Illustrates Nutricosmetic Challenge In EU
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
If you're in the nutricosmetics game, the EU is the place to be, market researchers suggest. However, European regulations for health claims on food products put nutricosmetic brands in a tight spot.
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