In Brief
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Kabco to stop production until GMPs met; ginkgo is not a food additive, FDA warns; more spiked sexual enhancement supplements recalled; SmartShield expands civilian distribution; P&G advances toward zero-waste goals; Sanofi opens Vietnam facility; Carlson doubles capacity.
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