Zero Powers wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <extropians@HarveyNewstrom.com>
> To: <extropians@extropy.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 3:01 PMSubject: RE: FDA recalls Starlink
>
> > Michael S. Lorrey wrote,
> > > Ah, but tobacco is not a food product, nor, supposedly, a drug
> > > product, ergo, the *Food* and *Drug* Administration has no
> > > jurisdiction there.
>
> The FDA's "jurisdiction" is far from limited to what you might consider
> "food" and "drugs." For instance they have now weighed in on the cell-phone
> radiation danger bandwagon and are commissioning studies on the question.
> Even the clowns in Washington don't mistake cell phones for food or drugs.
Sure, but thats because they view a cellphone as a daily essential. Really, the
FDA has no legal jurisdiction. This should be either an EPA, CDCP, or Consumer
Safety (under Commerce) issue.
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