Criminal Charges For Repeat Spiked Supplement Marketer
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
While Richard Deng faces criminal charges, other businesses marketing the same products seized from him avoid FDA enforcement by voluntarily recalling the products. Deng admitted he continued to sell adulterated products after his Beltsville, Md., store was searched and products were seized in 2011 and in 2013.
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