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Is the FDA good or bad? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 days ago by allo@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

When I see "the FDA has stated..." I automatically think it is probably a corrupt conclusion bought by some powerplayer to maximize their own profit instead of having to do with whether the statement is true or not. I've always viewed FDA as basically a council of a bunch of power players on boards of Big Capitalism companies like Pepsi that make decisions based on control and market share rather than health.

but I see posts now about how trump attacking FDA equals bad. So is my view of FDA wrong? Are they noncorrupt? Are they a necessary evil? Should they be thrown in a volcano and remade?

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[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 15 points 3 days ago

That is a fascinating rumor, but not at all true. Good on you for being skeptical. Otherwise, I personally know all FDA employees plus a mysterious eleventh.

[-] Melobol@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

The person was an actual contractor agent of the organization, doing inspections and such flying state to state - that's why I gave it more credibility than heresay. But look how far it got me. Lol

[-] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

It's possible it was a joke, similar to the "Britain only has 12 actors" one... I would believe the FDA having more contractors than direct employees, but definitely more than ten

At least according to Wikipedia, as of 2022, they had 18,000 employees

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