Unusual Supplement Adverse Events Could Be 'Canary' Of Problem
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Post-market surveillance system for dietary supplements should contain a process for identifying sentinel events, or low-incidence and unusual adverse events that can indicate big problems, says a toxicologist speaking during a recent Council for Responsible Nutrition webinar.
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