Cascara sagrada laxatives
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA will not defer enforcement action against manufacturers of OTC laxatives containing cascara sagrada, agency states in Sept. 2 letter to Atlanta law firm Arnall Golden Gregory denying citizen petition. Decision barring laxatives containing ingredient from initial entry into interstate commerce as of Nov. 5, 2002 stands, FDA says. Agency reply follows recent letter to AHPA denying association's request to move cascara sagrada from Category III to Category I (1"The Tan Sheet" Aug. 4, 2003, p. 11)...
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