Word: fda
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...product itself, not misuse by its owner, that causes real bodily harm. Still, legislatures aware of the harmful side effects of tobacco products have intentionally refrained from outlawing tobacco distribution, despite prohibitions on other unhealthy drugs such as cocaine, heroine or marijuana. Furthermore, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations regarding tobacco production specify which products can be legally distributed. Thus, any decision finding criminal fault in production of products that meet these established standards directly contradicts--or perhaps I should say circumvents--the existing law of the land...
...lawsuits filed against tobacco companies side step this obstacle by pretending to address the long-term effects of tobacco products rather than production. Such pretenses rely on the faulty assumption that the two are legally separable. Because long term health costs are taken into consideration when the FDA establishes its regulations and guidelines, such a rhetorical handstand rests on a pretty weak base. By the same logic behind these arguments, alcohol companies could be held legally liable for alcoholism and all of its ill-effects. Anheuser Busch, Coors and the rest of the industry could be made to help foot...
Replacement hearts--or even replacement heart parts--are at least a decade off, estimates Kiki Hellman, who monitors tissue-engineering efforts for the FDA. "Any problem that requires lots of cell types 'talking' to one another is really hard," she notes. Bone and cartilage efforts are much closer to fruition, and could be ready for human trials within two years. And what of those magical stem cells that can grow into any organ you happen to need--if the law, and biologists' knowledge, permit? "Using them," says Sefton, "is really the Holy Grail...
...dietary supplement, the FDA requires proof that the substance does not harm a user, but there need be no evidence of the benefits...
...this reason, a spokesperson for the FDA said, the organization can not comment on androstenedione's performance-enhancing capabilities...