1. Private industries should not be able to pay scientists to perform their product safety studies. Instead, scientists should be paid in some other way, such as through the government. The main reason is that if scientists are paid in order to do product safety studies, they might feel pressured to approve certain products in order to keep getting paid by these companies.
2. I think nutritional supplements should be regulated by the FDA. This is because we need a board that objectively regulates these supplements and ensures that they are safe for human consumption. The FDA would be the only board that would be able to manage such a task.
3. If I were a manufacturer, I would make sure that the products I produce are tested to the highest standards possible. Moreover, I would try to engage as many regulatory companies as possible in these tests. By having more experts looking at the same product, I would have a better chance to reduce the issue of potential bias in interpreting results.
