> It also regulates a lot of other words, like “ketchup” and “ice cream”. It shouldn't. > The government regulates what “12 fl. oz” means when you buy a can o

> It also regulates a lot of other words, like “ketchup” and “ice cream”. It shouldn't. > The government regulates what “12 fl. oz” means when you buy a can of root beer, and regulates exactly how the number of calories should be printed on the wrapper for a chocolate bar. This is reasonable regulation. > I’m glad that this isn’t the Wild West of snake oil salesmen like we had back in the day. People used to really get hurt! I think more of these regulations would improve the situation even more—herbal supplements, for example, should be labeled with the quantity of ingredients more accurately—right now, it can be a bit of a crapshoot due to the variations between vendors or even between different batches from the same vendor. As long as true information and real medicine are available, it won't be "the Wild West of snake oil salesmen". And that should be the focus here, rather than attacking or regulating false information. Meanwhile if people choose to buy shit on InfoWars or venture down the homeopathy aisle at CVS, we should roll our eyes but let them be.