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> For starters, I don't think there's any conceivable risk of boxes on supermarket shelves being stuffed to the brim with cocaine. Then again, it might be wort
by jpmattia 11y ago
> For starters, I don't think there's any conceivable risk of boxes on supermarket shelves being stuffed to the brim with cocaine.
Then again, it might be worth remembering the origin of the brand name Coke.
- simoncion 11y agoWhen remembering that, it's also good to remember the regulatory regime present at the time. [0] From a food and drug regulation perspective, that time is very different from this time. That difference makes your pithy quip not so very clever. [0] Compare the date at which cocaine was removed from Coca-Cola [1] to the enactment date of the Pure Food and Drug Act. [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola#Coca_.E2.80.93_cocaine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola#Coca_.E2.80.93_cocai... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Food_and_Drug_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Food_and_Drug_Act