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Jun 19, 2021 | 9:06 am

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Originally Posted by TWA884

I have no idea if the CBP uses the available tools, however, all approved prescription and over the counter pills in the U.S. are required by the Food and Drug Administration to have an identifying imprint. Here are links to commonly used pill identifiers; 1, 2. There are plenty more such tools and even smartphone apps, some with image recognition capabilities.

That's fascinating, I had no idea. So basically any vitamin or supplement wouldn't need to have this and that's how they should know if it's a pill or a vitamin.

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