FDA Takes The Measure Of Bulk Caffeine In Warnings About Labels
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Serving amounts such as one-sixteenth of a teaspoon indicated on product labels “cannot be accurately measured using common household measuring tools,” FDA says. NPA, however, suggests the agency gives too little credit to consumers’ measuring skills.
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