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Old 11-21-11, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by BarracksSi
I wouldn't do that, though. Maybe reform its thinking so that it's less misguided and susceptible to corporate interests, but if we didn't have a regulatory agency for food, we'd be back to snorting snake oil.
I think most for the most part, we already are........just look at the obesity rates and its related diseases in North America, and compare to other parts of the civilized world. Staggering.

Not a knock on the USDA (and I've worked intimately with the FDA in my corporate career).
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