Herbalife Zinc Throat Lozenges Are Not Dietary Supplements, FDA Says
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Herbalife International's Zinc & Echinacea Throat Lozenges do "not appear to meet the statutory definition of a dietary supplement contained in 21 U.S.C. 321(ff) [of the FD&C Act], and therefore, can not be marketed as a dietary supplement," FDA told the firm in a Nov. 16 "courtesy" letter.
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