Ideal AER, Internet Legislation Outlined By CFSAN’s Brackett, FTC’s Peeler
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Legislation for dietary supplement AERs should take into account that FDA needs detailed ingredient information in the reports to establish causality, according to Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition Director Robert Brackett, PhD
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