(September 10, 2019 at 11:52 am)Mermaid Wrote:Can you answer my questions?(September 10, 2019 at 9:33 am)Vince Wrote: Why should something be banned because it is harmful to people? How do we determine what to ban? We should make sure that the companies are telling the truth about their product and let people make their own decisions.
This is why the FDA was formed, to protect the public from drugs like thalidomide. Drug makers can do all the right research, but there are still sometimes unforeseen problems that come to light after the drug is marketed.
The tobacco companies are NOT required to regulate their products. Why is that?
Why should something be banned because it is harmful to people? How do we determine what to ban?