A number of the individuals who have responded to my most recent BusinessWeek.com column about the FDA’s targeting of cherry farmers provide a wonderful additional dimension to the matter. I strongly suggest you take a look in particular at the comments by "Annie", "Big Red" and "Mike". Annie points out how the FDA’s efforts have the effect of limiting our ability to learn about useful natural treatments and cures. She suggests also that because smaller companies are intimidated by the FDA, they shy away from active promotion. Big Red suggests, tongue in cheek, that we should just trust the FDA,
My sense is that the snake oil sales types are going to be pushing their wares no matter what the government does or doesn’t do. Unfortunately, it’s the serious law-abiding individuals, who have much to offer, who are going to shy away from letting the public know about useful approaches. Isn’t that the way it always is? Law-abiding citizens like cherry farmers get stomped on by a government bureaucracy beholden to Big Pharma.
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