Industry Roundup: FDA Enforces, 3D Adds BlueWave, Life Extension Rewards
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Skin whitening products get under FDA’s skin; links to studies imply drug claims; Healthy Vending adds 135 locations OTC; and more news in brief.
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