Who Runs the FDA?
It’s the peanut gallery. You might think that the first duty of the FDA is to the people of America. But you’d be missing something far more important—the true lifeblood of the nation, peanut butter. The Peanut Corporation of America had to approve any public notification that the FDA might want to produce. The recent outbreak of salmonella that infected more than 500 people was caused by peanut butter. Eight people died. Others suffered miserably and many were treated by doctors with painful and risky procedures, including spinal taps, bone scans, MRIs, and CT scans. Yet, the FDA was unable to issue a warning to the public unless and until the Peanut Corporation of America approved! Is this system supposed to protect the public from harm?
