Ample Authority, Thin Resources For Supplement Claims Enforcement – CRN, NPA
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
“Both the FTC and FDA have insufficient resources to combat the number of deceptive claims in the market,” says CRN head Steve Mister. FTC official Mary Engle says the commission’s enforcement work is targeting “every size player in the eco-system.”
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