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"Yes, but you have to do something."
Something stupid, wasteful, ineffective, and expensive, such as the FDA, that, in the end, serves nobody but those whom it was supposed to be regulating in the first place?
Look, I already offered you a solution. My solution is far superior to the FDA. My solution is to have consumers judge for themselves. Let the free market, and the other, often non-considered "market force" known as integrity keep us secure. This force, combined with good judgement in purchasing, is what will keep people safe.
The FDA could be worse than my suggestion. If the FDA is presented with a bad product, and the FDA is 'influenced' shall we say, by corporate business interests, the FDA will of course rule favorably upon the new product.
People have misguided and misplaced trust in the FDA to protect them. They then trust the FDA and just eat whatever it is, not considering the thoughts they would be entertaining had the market been truly free to begin with.
At least in the first situation, they have a completely impartial, and fair shot at determining what the good products are.