FDA Cedes To Marketplace As Personal Care Sector Enforcer – Attorney
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA is “letting the marketplace now scrutinize product label claims to determine whether they’re false or misleading,” Arent Fox partner Georgia Ravitz suggests based on an uptick in consumer class actions targeting personal care product claims and a lull in enforcement action in the sector since 2012.
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