Think about it folks, FDA is not our god. FDA is corrupt and broken and needs to be dismantled and new protectors put in place. They have run rampant with corruption. Just the opioid mess and massive lawsuits going are enough and they have killed so many with their opioid approvals to even all pain. Opioids were brought to the public for end stage cancer major pain and the drug producers pushed it to docs and FDA approved it all. articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/10/11/fda-big-pharma.aspx Heard a 2 hr show on Noory last night with Emord, boy did I learn a lot. www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2019/09/09
Did you just figure this out??? I'll let you in on another little secret. There's no such thing as "side effects". If the drug works then you have: Unintended consequences and collateral damage.
No I just didn't figure this out and just didn't realize how insidious it all truly is, corrupt and broken the FDA is.
I still haven't gotten over the whole Tylenol deal. Why is this in our markets and also advertised for our children? I avoid any drugs or any kind. One things leads to another till they have you hooked in their web.
@Joy Martin Our corrupt political machine is responsible for driving FDA. Maybe you do not know this story: The Secretary of Defense under two Presidents, Donald Rumsfeld, sat on the board of directors of G.D. Searle Co., the makers of Aspartame artificial sweetener. Extremely intense debates went on over the safety of this material, with highly detrimental safety claims. Initially, it was approved by FDA for use ONLY as a sweetener in beverages. However, Rumsfeld saw great potential in approval for General Use. The FDA Director refused that approval, Rumsfeld, who had been a life-time Washington politician knowing all the "ropes", arranged for the Director's removal from that position, and had his own hand-chosen individual granted the job. Of course, the new Director speedily approved Aspartame for General Use. Thus, Mr. Rumsfeld may be directly responsible for the poisoning of a large segment of Americans. Great guy. Think he consumes the shit? "1977 to 1985 Rumsfeld served as Chief Executive Officer, President, and then Chairman of G. D. Searle & Company, a worldwide pharmaceutical company based in Skokie, Illinois. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy https://www.organicconsumers.org/news/how-aspartame-became-legal-timeline
I know it's a swinging door of those who work for FDA, then go to work for pharma, then become lobbyists....it's insidious.
Unfortunately Frank, this is true throughout state and local regulatory commissions, planning commissions and so on. Help us get what we want, screw the public, and then we will reward your with a nice cushy job.
I hate that, as with a lot of problems in this country, there's no or low standards, no accountability, no solution. The food supply should not contain any nasty ingredients - L-cysteine in the form of human hair, hog hair and duck feathers added to bread, pizza doughs, cookies, pasta, etc. Because it's dissolved in food-grade acid, it doesn't even have to be listed as an ingredient. When a company produces and sells cans of parmesan cheese containing zero cheese, consisting of nothing but sawdust, they should be heavily fined and closed down. The U S standards are lower for food products than most other countries.