FDA's Initial IND Warnings For CBD Supplements Could Ignite Regulatory Test
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA's warnings that supplements containing cannabis-derived ingredients are adulterated comes 10 months year after it stated the policy and a year after submitting other warnings that stopped short of saying the ingredients are noncompliant.
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