FDA Creates Import Alert For Ayurvedic Supplements Linked To High Lead, Mercury Levels
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA creates an alert identifying only products made by Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan Pvt. at three manufacturing sites. The agency in January also updates around 75 alerts to seize imports of kratom-containing supplements.
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