I think it's more an application of the principle of non-maleficence. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primum_non_nocere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primum_non_

I think it's more an application of the principle of non-maleficence. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primum_non_nocere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primum_non_nocere) Consider this a temporary pause while they make sure they understand the relative risk factors. Cigarettes and raw milk are, regrettably, a specious comparison. In the USA, the rules concerning both are handled by different governing bodies. For the longest time, cigarettes had been explicitly excluded from the FDA's jurisdiction, according to a law passed by Congress, and confirmed by a Supreme Court decision. And rules concerning raw milk vary from state to state, but are generally also set by legislatures. In both cases, what you see there is political interests come into conflict with, and perhaps override, the more level-headed, science-driven, technocratic approach that the FDA is theoretically expected to take.