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“A lot of the alternative chemicals have not been adequately tested because they don’t have to be,” said lead author Deborah Kurrasch. “A compound is considered
by spuiszis 12y ago
“A lot of the alternative chemicals have not been adequately tested because they don’t have to be,” said lead author Deborah Kurrasch. “A compound is considered safe (by the Food and Drug Administration) until proven otherwise.”
I'm no healthcare policy expert but this sounds like the FDA has it backwards.
- refurb 12y ago“A compound is considered safe (by the Food and Drug Administration) until proven otherwise.” That's a ridiculously untrue statement. Try and add a chemical with unknown safety to a food product/cosmetic/medical device and see how long it takes the FDA to shut you down. The FDA does have GRAS designation (generally recognized as safe) for many chemicals, but that is based on a large body of evidence that has demonstrated no (or manageable) safety concerns.
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