Industry Roundup: Fake News Sites For Weight Loss Products, Spiked Imports, Another DMBA Warning
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FTC halts diet spammer’s operations; DSEO on DMBA list; spiked inflammation products seized in imports; Windmill tilts at Sensa owners; and more news in brief.
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