“Superfluous” Country-Of-Origin Labeling Would Confuse Consumers – NACDS
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Requiring country-of-origin labeling on OTCs, dietary supplements and other food and drug products is overly burdensome and could hinder firms' inventory maintenance as well as confuse consumers, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores says
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