Senate Appropriators Call For Botanical Identity Testing Guidance
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A Senate FDA appropriation report says the guidance would enhance the agency’s ability to inspect and assess industry practices for manufacturing botanical dietary supplements. A National Center for Natural Products Research official says most botanical ingredients lack standard identity tests.
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