In Brief: Organic Guidance; NAD Review; FTC Enforcement; FDA Warning
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
USDA organic guidance; NAD challenges Akeso’s “doctor recommended” claims; new name for NCCAM proposed; FTC finalizes decree with GeneLink; Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing resolves pyramid allegations; CDJ supplements are unapproved new drugs; more news In Brief.
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