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Herbal Papaya

The FDA sent a warning letter to Herbal Papaya after the company promoted supplements with therapeutic claims on its website. Companies can’t make such claims about supplements without the FDA’s drug-approval process giving the okay.

The claims made included,

“[P]apaya leaf extract … fight[s] virus & infections … ”
“Papaya Leaf …exhibits anti-tumor effects.”

Be wary of such claims. For more on supplements, click here.


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