FDA allows very harmful fake sugars such as aspartame

[Marth]

Their rulings over the drug industry basically make it impossible to legally sanction any natural cures for disease & sickness. What do you think about this? They also have rulings allowing very harmful fake sugars such as aspartame & another(I forget the name of). We need to tone down the amount of power our government has over the food & drug industry.

[Walker]

I find FDA doing a good job if not wonderful.....

Now....if one wanted FDA to do its job well...it has to have extensive powers in controlling the inefficiencies of the companies in the market place.

I am particularly impressed by their control over the drug industry and are doing remarkable job in maintaining the quality of drugs, our people are supplied with.

America being a free economy....several international companies also supply several drugs in our country and it is only FDA's very effective administration...that we have better compliance from these foreign companies.

Regards,

Walker

[RioKwik]

It might have considerable power but it is not well run nor does it enforce or cover what it needs to. They focus on some of the dumbest things, meanwhile our food source is being compromised every day.

The last few-- and really that is way too many- scares have shown us that this branch needs a major overhaul. There are way to many hands in the bucket and not much oversight so it is up to one person to make sure that something is done right or seen to and then up to us as consumers to trust that someone did their job according to what has been set in place.

It doesn't work, so power or not the FDA is broken.

[zowie]

One of the dumbest things FDA has done is in endorsing the use of high fructose corn syrup in drinks. This is the equivalent of drinking a sugar solution which would totally be an unhealthy practice. It is high time FDA remove high fructose corn syrup as a food produce of some value.

Originally Posted by Walker

I find FDA doing a good job if not wonderful.....

Now....if one wanted FDA to do its job well...it has to have extensive powers in controlling the inefficiencies of the companies in the market place.

I am particularly impressed by their control over the drug industry and are doing remarkable job in maintaining the quality of drugs, our people are supplied with.

America being a free economy....several international companies also supply several drugs in our country and it is only FDA's very effective administration...that we have better compliance from these foreign companies.

Regards,

Walker

[Charles]

Originally Posted by zowie

One of the dumbest things FDA has done is in endorsing the use of high fructose corn syrup in drinks. This is the equivalent of drinking a sugar solution which would totally be an unhealthy practice. It is high time FDA remove high fructose corn syrup as a food produce of some value.

I think its important for you to remember that every agency, person, organization or government entity will always make mistakes as its people that run and make decisions for these bodies - and people make mistakes. While I don't know if the corn syrup in drinks was actually endorsed by the FDA - but if so its just one mistake. There are many other companies that knowingly put lead in children toys, pollute our atmosphere, etc - I'm more worried about them than the occasional mistake the FDA makes.

[ThatGirl]

It isn't about the amount of power the FDA has, it's the amount of power that drug corporations and major companies who market harmful of unnecessary products have. If we take the power of the FDA away, a lot more horrible things will get through. They have done a fair job at keeping most consumer products safe and usable, and blaming them for what is sold is fruitless.