Saw Palmetto Claims Appeal Shot Down; Emord Eyes Supreme Court
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The Washington, D.C. federal appeals court upheld FDA's denial of a health claim petition linking saw palmetto extract to treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy
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Saw Palmetto denial
High court refuses petitioners who requested the court review FDA's denial of a health claim linking saw palmetto to benign prostatic hyperplasia, law firm Emord & Associates says Oct. 12. Julian Whitaker, et al., filed the writ of certiorari earlier this year (1"The Tan Sheet" Jan. 19, 2004, p. 16)...