FD&C Act Works For Functional Foods; Lawyer Offers Labeling Advice
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA considers the statutory scheme authorized in the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act sufficient to address regulation of functional foods, but the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition continues examining whether to establish a distinct framework
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