FDA Requiring GRAS-Level Safety Standards For NDI Submissions, Experts Say
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA has gradually raised the safety standard for new dietary ingredients above the level intended by DSHEA, according to several experts
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