HEALTHFORTUNE
Trust in the FDA is collapsing. It’s time to get really transparent about our food and our drugs
Trust in the FDA has dropped from 75% to 50% in two years, driven by public concerns about political interference in decision-making. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has publicly criticized the FDA as 'corrupt' and pressured it to loosen oversight of therapies, conflicting with scientific recommendations.
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