Re: Attention: Choir
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 4:03 am
It would seem that we need an effective way to name this behaviour and to name the behaviour that we expect of our regulators. The word "consistency" comes to mind, but perhaps more than consistency in attitude and vigilance toward Big Pharma and natural products, consistency with their mandate. If the mandate of the F.D.A. is to use its limited budget to provide the maximum protection of the U.S. citizenry, then what the hell is it doing, spending that budget on going after a product in which a death is a bizarre and extremely rare exception rather than a product in which death is a routine and common outcome? Holding the regulator to account for consistency of its actions with its mandate may go a lot further in changing its pro–Big Money attitude than merely pointing out the unfairness of picking on the little guy and removing the liberty to choose what foods and what food extracts to eat.
Any thoughts?
Cheers --
John
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Any thoughts?
Cheers --
John
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