“Natural” Progesterone Still Being Marketed Despite Warning Letters – FTC
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
More than half of the 34 Web site operators who received warning letters from the Federal Trade Commission regarding misleading claims for "natural" progesterone creams continue to sell the products with claims they are safe and can cure certain diseases, the commission reported in testimony to a Senate committee April 19
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