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Tichy | 12 years ago

Because they are totally not exposed to lobbying.

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yetanotherphd|12 years ago

in my experience contrarianism and seeking fame and attention cause as much bias as lobbying.

I particularly trust the FDA because there is no clear direction that lobbying would bias them in. All industries want their food to be called "healthy", and all of these industries are fairly organized or centralized. So I don't see any reason to think the FDA is biased toward a particular food or industry.