[uranusjr]

I’m really unsure about the Chinese milk scandal analogy. While the Vioxx incident is definitely terrible on its own and may indicate the US government and merchants do not take enough responsibility, the comparison to the melamine is awkward at best; one is a new drug with possible negative health implications (for whatever reason), while the other is a food product with an already illegal additive. It’s not particularly useful to compare the reactions toward the two.

[whatshisface]

Merck was aware of the danger of the drug[0] but pushed the studies under the rug. It may have been a more effective and less likely to be caught scheme than using a chemical which people outside the company would have known was poisonous, but it retains the essence, which is knowingly causing deaths to sell something.

[0] https://theweek.com/us/46535/when-half-million-americans-die...