Fraud Discovery Institute Asks Waxman To Address Lead In Herbalife Products
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA should issue a public health alert to warn consumers about potential health risks that may result from use of Herbalife dietary supplements and should remove the company's products from the market, pending further investigation of lead contamination, according to Christopher Grell, an attorney whose firm specializes in ephedra and dietary supplement litigation
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FDA should issue a public health alert to warn consumers about potential health risks that may result from use of Herbalife dietary supplements and should remove the company's products from the market, pending further investigation of lead contamination, according to Christopher Grell, an attorney whose firm specializes in ephedra and dietary supplement litigation