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<blockquote data-quote="newfie" data-source="post: 6106146" data-attributes="member: 58700"><p><h3><span style="font-size: 15px">Perhaps a fresh perspective from an outsider?</span></h3><h3></h3><h3>RFK Jr.&#039;s Critique of the FDA: A Call for Reform</h3>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Allegations of Industry Capture</strong>:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Accuses the FDA of being a &quot;sock puppet&quot; for pharmaceutical and food industries, compromised by user fees and a &quot;revolving door&quot; with corporations.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Claims this leads to lax oversight, allowing harmful food additives (e.g., artificial dyes banned in Europe) and insufficiently tested vaccines.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Amplified rhetoric on X, declaring in October 2024 an end to the FDA’s &quot;war on public health&quot; and urging whistleblowers to expose corruption.</li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Push for Food Safety Overhaul</strong>:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Criticizes FDA’s nutrition oversight as ineffective, failing to protect children from chronic diseases tied to processed foods.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Directed FDA in 2025 to revise the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) rule, calling it a loophole for unsafe ingredients.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Proposed eliminating departments like nutrition and oversaw ~10,000 HHS staff cuts, raising concerns about FDA’s capacity to regulate.</li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Controversial Reforms and Skepticism</strong>:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Advocates for unapproved remedies (e.g., ivermectin) and links vaccines to autism, contradicting scientific consensus.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Supporters praise his challenge to a bloated system, but critics warn his &quot;Deep State&quot; rhetoric (April 2025 FDA visit) politicizes science.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Vision for transparency taps legitimate concerns, but feasibility is questioned amid staff cuts and lack of evidence for some claims.</li>
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[QUOTE="newfie, post: 6106146, member: 58700"] [HEADING=2][SIZE=4]Perhaps a fresh perspective from an outsider?[/SIZE][/HEADING] [HEADING=2][/HEADING] [HEADING=2]RFK Jr.'s Critique of the FDA: A Call for Reform[/HEADING] [LIST] [*][B]Allegations of Industry Capture[/B]: [LIST] [*]Accuses the FDA of being a "sock puppet" for pharmaceutical and food industries, compromised by user fees and a "revolving door" with corporations. [*]Claims this leads to lax oversight, allowing harmful food additives (e.g., artificial dyes banned in Europe) and insufficiently tested vaccines. [*]Amplified rhetoric on X, declaring in October 2024 an end to the FDA’s "war on public health" and urging whistleblowers to expose corruption. [/LIST] [*][B]Push for Food Safety Overhaul[/B]: [LIST] [*]Criticizes FDA’s nutrition oversight as ineffective, failing to protect children from chronic diseases tied to processed foods. [*]Directed FDA in 2025 to revise the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) rule, calling it a loophole for unsafe ingredients. [*]Proposed eliminating departments like nutrition and oversaw ~10,000 HHS staff cuts, raising concerns about FDA’s capacity to regulate. [/LIST] [*][B]Controversial Reforms and Skepticism[/B]: [LIST] [*]Advocates for unapproved remedies (e.g., ivermectin) and links vaccines to autism, contradicting scientific consensus. [*]Supporters praise his challenge to a bloated system, but critics warn his "Deep State" rhetoric (April 2025 FDA visit) politicizes science. [*]Vision for transparency taps legitimate concerns, but feasibility is questioned amid staff cuts and lack of evidence for some claims. [/LIST] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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