The last major medicine show shuts down in the early 19 sixties. The food drug and cosmetic act of 19 38 required manufacturers to list all active ingredients, make only supportable claims,. refrain from creating medicines for life threatening illnesses; reveal all relevant facts. This is how we got the fda. It's like a superhero origin story. This is the bitten by a radioactive s of regulatory agencies.
The world of dieting and wellness is full of so-called snake oil salesmen—but what IS snake oil? This week, we take a wild ride through the history of health scams and discover a startling twist about an everyday idiom. Along the way, Aubrey delivers fun facts about sanitation from memory and Mike roasts the state where most of his family lives.
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