[foooobaba]

I am also glad the FDA protects us from chemicals and ingredients that would cause processed food to be unhealthy and harmful, if they didn’t do that we would probably end up with an overweight population and tons of food related health problems.

[oblio]

That's the industry lobbying to prevent beneficial regulation for consumers so you're kind of making the opposite point to what you meant, I think.

[AnthonyMouse]

No, it's making the correct point. The government can't get you out of having to do the evaluation yourself because the government is broken, which is unlikely to change. In fact this is a major problem with the existence of the regulations -- they protect incumbents. Patented drugs get FDA approval, public domain drugs that could be alternatives to them don't because there is no one to pay for the approval process.

If heroin is legal, nobody forces you to buy it. If generic insulin is illegal, you're in trouble.

[jowea]

There are governments taking action against junk food.