AnarchoBenchwarmer Posted November 7, 2013 Posted November 7, 2013 http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/11/many-herbal-products-mislabeled-contain-allergens-as-fillers/ The comment section seems to suggest that people haven't done their research. One of the first commentators even issues a challenge for Libertarians to explain how "unfettered" capitalism has let this happen. I did do some research. Apparently, Senator Hatch (R-Utah) helped write and pass a law awhile back that made it difficult, if not impossible, to punish businesses for selling potentially harmful herbal remedies and labeling them correctly. The way I see it, if somebody ran a business selling herbal remedies, what incentive would they have to make their product as safe as possible if they a) did not have to answer to the consumer and b) did not have to worry about regulation (Just to be clear, I understand that point 'a' is a natural solution and point 'b' is keeping point 'a' from taking place to a large extent)? This is not capitalism running rampant, ruining people's lives. This is more government interference making it difficult for capitalism to operate the way it needs to in order to keep consumers from the knowledge they need to purchase goods safely.
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