100% Potency Standard For "Added" Supplement Ingredients Upheld By FDA
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A substance "intentionally introduced" into a dietary supplement in an amount determined by a manufacturer must meet a 100% potency standard for the product's shelf life, FDA says in an Oct. 19 letter denying an industry petition for a 90% shelf life labeled potency minimum.
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