FDA, Trade Groups Team Up To Bolster Enforcement On Tainted Supplements
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA threatens to take "swift and strong" enforcement action without warning, including filing criminal charges, against manufacturers, suppliers and distributors of tainted supplements, according to a letter sent to industry Dec. 15.
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