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I'm pretty sure the "regulators" don't examine every molecule of atmosphere going in your lungs, nor every wild blueberry that gets eaten. If I walk out my hou
by balnaphone 6y ago
I'm pretty sure the "regulators" don't examine every molecule of atmosphere going in your lungs, nor every wild blueberry that gets eaten. If I walk out my house to the nearest farm and buy some chickens, I somehow don't need a "regulator" to bless the occasion. And yet, well-"regulated" iatrogenic deaths cause non-negligable mortality in USA [1]. You can compare the rates of poisoning yourself (dietary supplements vs regulated prescription drugs) as reported by the American Association of Poison Control Centers [2]. The rates of death due to contamination, or for other reasons, are not comparable.
This is meant to suggest you may wish to revise your risk analysis.
[1] https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2720915 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle...
[2] https://www.aapcc.org/annual-reports/ https://www.aapcc.org/annual-reports/ , in particular see page 1239 of the 2018 full report https://piper.filecamp.com/uniq/meDKF2EpE2jsmTOs.pdf https://piper.filecamp.com/uniq/meDKF2EpE2jsmTOs.pdf
- catalogia 6y agoIf I buy chicken meat and the package has pork in it, I'm going to notice. But if a vitamin supplement is actually nothing but chalk, would I notice? Probably not. Nor would it poison me, but I think getting ripped off is more likely than being poisoned.