Originally Posted by
ptquilts
maybe, but think back to what life was like BEFORE the FDA - read "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair.
And don't forget the FDA protected U.S. mothers from the horrors of thalidomide, unlike in the U.K.
these are good support comments for the right of the FDA to continue to be allowed to exist and continue to be supported by feds via use of our tax dollars. i remember very well the thalidomide years. but in recent years, i really don't think the FDA is doing all that well at earning their keep.