The EMS Outbreak: The DSHEA LoopholeHow one deadly mistake created a regulatory gray area.

A contaminated batch of a popular health supplement in the 1980s led to thousands of illnesses and dozens of deaths. This single manufacturing error triggered a public health crisis and became the direct catalyst for the law that governs dietary supplements today. The incident reveals the shaky foundation on which the modern, multi-billion dollar supplement industry was built.

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