Enforcement Roundup: Spiked Imports, UK Ad Claims
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Fluoxetine found in spiked imports; Life Support needs some; Abbott sensor glucose test claim stands in UK; and SIS Go comparison claim stops
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