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US COVID-19 Fraud: After Facebook Posts, Regulators Don’t ‘Friend’ ChromaDex

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

ChromaDex is among latest targets of FDA/FTC joint warnings identifying claims on websites as well as in social media posts that render products unapproved and misbranded drugs indicated to prevent or treat COVID-19.

A US dietary supplement and ingredient provider that has said studies show its patented nicotinamide riboside ingredient may help treat COVID-19 apparently crossed regulatory lines when it posted that information on its social media pages.

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