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> I’m very happy to support both to be doing what I feel like the FDA with more funding should be doing themselves.

IMHO, I prefer an organization like Valisure over the FDA any day. Democratic governments must represent all of their constituents which means there will always be a path (pressure groups, fundraising, etc.) for corporate interests to get outcomes they want under the guise of lobbying their representatives.

When the organization doing the checking is actually independent and setup for the sole purpose of their mission I personally feel much more confident in the findings.




Except Valisure has no responsibility to answer to anyone but themselves and their own financial interests, and has no mandate from congress or ability to respond to legislated guidelines.

They so far seem like “the good guys” but Id far rather find a way to have a public institution be able to do this without worries as to profit or sustainability.


On the other hand, there is a parallel thread [1] showing the problems with blindly trusting private interests for regulation and law enforcement.

1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27295320


Why can't they lobby Valisure?




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