The Food and Drug Administration has not made full use of even the meager authority granted it by the industry-friendly 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA)… Because of inadequate quality control and inspection, supplements contaminated with heavy metals, pesticides, or prescription drugs have been sold to unsuspecting consumers. And FDA rules covering manufacturing quality don't apply to the companies that supply herbs, vitamins, and other raw ingredients" (More dietary supplement, 2010 redOrbit).
Law 3: Picture-based warnings on cigarettes
Unfortunately, much like calorie counts on the back of food products, consumers have shown themselves to be all-too-apt to ignore written information the back of packages, even if the information can save their lives. To remedy the tendency of consumers to ignore written information, many nations (including Canada) have begun to require cigarette companies to use photographs that illustrate the dangers of smoking, to more vividly underline the dangers of the deadly habit. "Canada was the first jurisdiction to require full-color graphic warnings on cigarette packages…Since December 20, 2000, cigarettes sold in Canada must display warnings which take up 50% of the principal display space" (Canada warnings, 2001, Picture-based cigarette warnings). Given the costs to society in the form of increased health care expenses and second-hand smoke, as well as the costs to the individual, the United States should require cigarette companies to do the same. After all, the...
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