Kratom In Supplements Reaches Dead End On DEA Direct Regulatory Path
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
DEA says more kratom was seized from US firms in the first half of 2016 than in any previous year, but the seizures came two years after FDA imposed an import alert to stop shipments and three years after the agency stumbled out of the gate in determining whether the ingredient could be used in supplements.
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