Cautious Approach To Bovine Tissue-Containing Supplements Urged By FDA
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Dietary supplement firms should take appropriate precautions to ensure the safety of supplement products that contain certain bovine tissue ingredients, FDA stresses in a Nov. 14 letter to industry.
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