Kratom Industry GMPs Target Swaying FDA By Exceeding Agency Standards
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
“We want to show that the kratom industry is maturing, that people want to do the right thing,” says AKA Chairman Dave Herman. The standards go “well beyond” FDA's minimum GMP requirements for dietary supplements, AKA says.
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