CRN Sees Voluntary Supplement Registry Bringing Regulatory Plus Retail Benefits
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
While an industry-run registry would not conduct pre-market evaluations nor state that a product’s health claims and ingredients are compliant, retailers and other businesses selling supplements could see it as a seal of approval.
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