Abolish the FDA Safely & Effectively

Yesterday Lou Dobbs on CNN reported that the FDA knew of contamination in spinach as far back as 1995 and in peanut butter in 2005 but did very little about it. Well, Lou, governments are slow to act and sometimes barely move at all. So how about using that free enterprise system to which so many people like to give lip-service ... when it's convenient? Non-monopolistic agencies - like the Consumer Union - would certify whatever it is that you want certified. I know it sounds scary, not having a government nanny allegedly protecting us. But research the FDA's history: google "abolish FDA."

The U.S. Declaration of Independence of 1776 said we had the right to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." We need freedom from the stifling, one-size-fits-all decisions of the FDA.