Claims Implying Supplement Could Replace Insulin Must Go, NAD Says
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Implying that eFoodSafety.com's glucose-metabolism supplement Cinnergen is a replacement for normal insulin regimens is misleading, the National Advertising Division says
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