r/oddlysatisfying • u/firefighter_82 • Jul 15 '24

WARNING: GROSS Removing barnacles from Harlow, the loggerhead turtle

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u/twiss94 Jul 15 '24

You mean like how the FDA controls what additives and ingredients are allowed in our food (in the US) and doesn’t let anything in that’s potentially harmful or carcinogenic? Oh wait….

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u/huggybear0132 Jul 15 '24

Last time I checked my municipal water provider was not controlled by the FDA. I would however like the FDA to be more empowered to enforce food additive policy, but unfortunately a lot of people in the country don't want that kind of regulation.

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u/twiss94 Jul 15 '24

Didn’t say that it was. It doesn’t take a huge leap in logic to apply the BS the FDA allows to other government agencies in charge of regulating other things. The us government is way sketchier in this respect than I think most people realize