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minus-squareGrammarPolice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-214 days agoHow is this possible? Doesn’t the FDA have to approve these products before they’re put on shelves?
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoGenerally no, unless it’s a pharmaceutical. Drugs require approval, everything else, including all kinds of “dietary supplements”, do not.
minus-squaretheonlytruescotsman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoThe opiod crisis was FDA approved. Regulations in the US are a joke if they target corporations.
How is this possible? Doesn’t the FDA have to approve these products before they’re put on shelves?
Generally no, unless it’s a pharmaceutical. Drugs require approval, everything else, including all kinds of “dietary supplements”, do not.
The opiod crisis was FDA approved. Regulations in the US are a joke if they target corporations.