Probiotics Market Revolution Needs Supplement Industry As Torchbearer
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Supplement firms should take the reins of probiotic research and promotion before the pharmaceutical industry controls the message, suggests Peter Leighton, Abunda Functional Foods CEO.
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