Even With Trendy Supplement Claims, Need For Substantiation Is Constant
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA and the Federal Trade Commission see immunity claims for dietary supplements and health claims for probiotics as growing trends, and say manufacturers' knowledge about substantiation should grow, too
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