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FDA Issues New Standards for Diet Supplements

Weekend Edition Saturday, June 23, 2007 · The Food and Drug Administration has delivered long-delayed rules on how diet supplements are manufactured, packaged and labeled. Critics say that the rules may help a little, but there is still no evidence that the widely used products are completely safe or effective.

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