Deregulation of government has real effects.
Four parents have filed a federal lawsuit against makers of baby bottles, claiming the bottles were made from a harmful chemical that led to Congressional hearings and prompted the world’s largest retailer to phase out the products. The complaint, filed in Federal District Court in Columbus, alleges the companies knew that a chemical known as bisphenol A was associated with health problems but did not disclose the risk. It cites scientific studies that conclude BPA, as the chemical is also known, seeps from bottles and sippy-cups into liquid.
[From National Briefing – Midwest – Ohio – Makers of Baby Bottles Sued – NYTimes.com]
Public perception is that the FDA is corrupted, and only cares about profits of industry. I haven’t seen much evidence contradicting this perception.