Do we need the FDA?

[Big Money]

Unless people are forcing it on others, poisoning them, then it's their business. And most drugs that people 'use' are not poison. Otherwise they'd be dead.

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[Granule]

The FDA has virtually cloroxed the taste right out of our food, so I would say "No". At least not at the level that it is today.

 

[Big Money]

The FDA has virtually cloroxed the taste right out of our food, so I would say "No". At least not at the level that it is today.

Is that your 'no' vote I see in the poll results?

 

[Granule]

Is that your 'no' vote I see in the poll results?

I voted the last one. It's closest to my opinion.

 

[Big Money]

I voted the last one. It's closest to my opinion.

Thanks for your vote.

 

[Granule]

Thanks for your vote.

No Problemo.

 

[canceled.2021.1]

No. People have died because of the FDA. People suffer needlessly at the hands of the FDA

 

[PostmodernProphet]

did Obama consider it essential?......

 

[Big Money]

So far the registered voters of JPP have voted to eliminate the FDA.

 

[Lorca]

When it comes to recreational drugs, all that I'm aware of are illegal. Except pot in 2 states. People know that the responsibility is on them to decide if they are safe. (Or they dont give a shit).

Products under the purview of the FDA are those produced by others that people purchase under a certain level of production hygiene standards and safety guidelines. Being aware of these safeguards enables people to purchase food and medication without further investigation.

If you buy produce at a farm stand...you take your chances. Home made cheese at a farmer's market? No guarantees. Just a couple of examples.

I am not saying that FDA oversight is any guarantee, just that this is how I understand the system. Not saying it actually works.

 

[Big Money]

Did you vote, Lorca?

 

[Phantasmal]

When it comes to recreational drugs, all that I'm aware of are illegal. Except pot in 2 states. People know that the responsibility is on them to decide if they are safe. (Or they dont give a shit).

Products under the purview of the FDA are those produced by others that people purchase under a certain level of production hygiene standards and safety guidelines. Being aware of these safeguards enables people to purchase food and medication without further investigation.

If you buy produce at a farm stand...you take your chances. Home made cheese at a farmer's market? No guarantees. Just a couple of examples.

I am not saying that FDA oversight is any guarantee, just that this is how I understand the system. Not saying it actually works.

Alaska allows for personal use in your home. Raven vs State of Alaska.

 

[Big Money]

Alaska allows for personal use in your home. Raven vs State of Alaska.

Which has what to do with FDA?

 

[Mott the Hoople]

Hey yea, lets get rid of the FDA. It's an intolerable restriction of my freedom to limit the amount of rat shit that can be in my sausages. Why should I have to do 10 years of clinical trials to prove that my new drug made of strychnine and cresol will cure your piles? This is just intolerable, I tell you!

 

[Big Money]

Hey yea, lets get rid of the FDA. It's an intolerable restriction of my freedom to limit the amount of rat shit that can be in my sausages. Why should I have to do 10 years of clinical trials to prove that my new drug made of strychnine and cresol will cure your piles? This is just intolerable, I tell you!

You're from Ohio, where rat shit is considered a delicacy, aren't you?

BTW, the vote tally is still no to FDA.

 

[Taft2016]

Put me down for a "Yes."

One of the key components that makes American health care the best in the world is that we have the safest, most stringently tested medications in the world.

For all it's socialist glamor, Canada imports cheap and often unreliable knock offs. Its generic AZT for AIDS is manufactured in India has often been shipped unrefrigerated, rendering it inert.

Pharmaceutical companies overseas reverse engineer our medications and market them without going through out testing process. Their safety and/or effectiveness are questionable at best.

The FDA plays a key role in making the American health care system the best in the world.

 

[Big Money]

Thanks for your vote.

So far, only 1 registered JPP voter thinks we need FDA.

Keep those ballots coming.

 

[Taft2016]

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-108shrg93889/html/CHRG-108shrg93889.htm

Recent research by the State of Minnesota pointed out significant
problems related to purchasing non-FDA approved pharmaceuticals from
foreign Internet pharmacies. Minnesota State health officials observed
even Canadian pharmacies that participate in the Canadian Internet
Pharmacy Association engaging in problematic practices during a single,
voluntary, pre-announced ``visit.'' The officials noted dozens of
safety problems, such as:

(4) drugs requiring refrigeration were being shipped unrefrigerated
with no evidence that the products would remain stable.

Question 5. Parenteral or ``injectable'' medications generally have
very specific shipping and handling requirements such as refrigeration
to ensure the product's safety and efficacy. Parenteral medications can
be used to treat chronic and acute diseases such as diabetes.
Past legislation has recognized the inherent danger in allowing
importation of products of this fragile nature, due to the high risk of
improper storage or shipping, and disallowed their import into the U.S.
In fact, there are reports of adverse events that have occurred as a
result of improperly shipped parenterals from Canada. When considering
importation legislation, should we consider any special limits on these
types of medications? Are there other drugs that are particularly
sensitive to conditions such as temperature whereby the FDA should have
additional authority?