Juvenile Dieting, Unsafe Over-the-counter Diet Products, and Recent Enforcement Efforts by the Federal Trade Commission
Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities, and Energy of the Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session, Washington, DC, September 24, 1990
Description:... Abstract: This hearing discusses the dangers of unsupervised dieting, unsafe over-the-counter diet products, and recent enforcement efforts by the FDA against companies perpetrating diet frauds. Witnesses describe the unhealthy effects of these diets and suggest ways of confronting the operators of these companies. Several cases of anorexia nervosa and bulemia are described.
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