Trade Groups Dismiss Jarrow’s Criticism Of FDA’s Fabricant
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Dietary supplement industry trade groups disavow statements by Jarrow Formulas’ president that cast as industry consensus his criticism of Daniel Fabricant’s work as FDA’s top supplement program official.
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