Also, many things accepted in science have not had mechanisms defined yet,
such as how preservatives act on the microbial cell. We really don't know
how they work very well, just that they seen to preserve the product without
unacceptable harm to most humans.
The few that have mechanisms were university research projects sponsored by
the government NIH or manufacturers. It is true the FDA will at least _ask_
what the mechanism is before approving most drugs during the NDA process.
They don't always get an answer.
Davin C. Enigl, MS-MEAS
President-Microbiologist
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Validations
for the Food, Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Industry
HACCP Validations (sm)
enigl@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/enigl/index.html
January 3, 1997
7:54 pm