FDA offers standards to cut fraud in supplements
Saturday, March 8, 2003
WASHINGTON -- Millions of users of St. John's wort, calcium and other dietary supplements may soon know for sure they're getting what they pay for: The government proposed the first manufacturing standards for the $19 billion supplement industry Friday in an attempt to cut fraud and contamination.
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