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Libretarians tend to conveniently forget that the reason we have FDA, EPA and all that good stuff is that when it was all pure market, it wasn't working very we
by vasilipupkin 13y ago
Libretarians tend to conveniently forget that the reason we have FDA, EPA and all that good stuff is that when it was all pure market, it wasn't working very well - that's why we set FDA up in the first place. That is not to say that the current system is perfect.
- steamer25 13y agoIn spite of the FDA, people are still [potentially] swindled by e.g., colloidal silver, ionized air and water, various supplements, energy drinks, etc. Moreover, it's much harder to tout the benefits of eating e.g., oranges or kale without funding a zillion dollar study. I do think various products and services should be reviewed but there are better ways to do it than with a federal agency. E.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_ioniser#Consumer_Reports_court_case https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_ioniser#Consumer_Reports_c...
- projct 13y agoMuch of this is due to the DSHEA[1][2], which really needs to be repealed. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_Supplement_Health_And_Education_Act_of_1994 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_Supplement_Health_And_E... [2] http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/dshea-a-travesty-of-a-mockery-of-a-sham/ http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/dshea-a-travesty-of-a-mo...