New Wrinkle In NDI Debate: Supplement Ingredients Used As Drugs Outside US
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Senator McCaskill asks FDA to halt sales of supplements containing vinpocetine and picamilion after research, led by an advocate for tighter regulation of supplement manufacturing, shows the ingredients are not derived from natural sources but are synthetic and used as drugs in other countries.
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