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'What if a dietary supplement had been proven to cause liver damage, liver failure, and death?
What if each year this same supplement caused 100,000 calls to poison control centers, 56,000 emergency room visits, 26,000 hospitalizations, and more than 450 deaths from liver failure alone?
You know the answer. The FDA would immediately shut down the supplement company and seek to incarcerate the principals for life.'
What if, on the other hand, a highly profitable drug caused this much disease and death? To no one’s surprise, the FDA’s response is to do the equivalent of nothing.
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