FDA Health Claims Guidance Chilling For Consumers’ Options – AAHF
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A group promoting greater access to alternative medicines says FDA's proposed evidence-based review system for industry to evaluate health claims poses "grave consequences" for consumers seeking options to medication for their health care
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