Spiked Supplements, Drug-Claim Cosmetics And Medical Food On Recall
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Recent recalls classified by FDA include products marketed as supplements but spiked with an ED drug and marketed in Asian groceries in NJ and NY; Flawless Beauty's cosmetics FDA deemed drugs; and Primus Pharmaceuticals' medical food the agency said could cause a risk of potentially fatal condition.
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