Does the FDA Protect Americans?

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Does the FDA Protect Americans?

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May 12, 2015

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The FDA was the first consumer protection agency in the US. Since 1906, it's been issuing regulations meant to protect Americans from tainted food, ineffective drugs and pacemakers that don't work. But is the FDA too cozy with industries it regulates? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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May 12, 2015

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