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Why shouldn the FDA have unfettered ability to regulate the content of labels on health products?

April 26, 2017ability content fda Health labels products regulate unfettered

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Why shouldn the FDA have unfettered ability to regulate the content of labels on health products?

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The FDA doesn’t have absolute control because, as a federal agency, it is bound by the dictates of the Constitution and the First Amendment. Generally, the content of labels is considered to be at least a form of commercial speech that merits a degree of First Amendment protection.