FDA Pulls 500 Cold Medicines From the Market

I always thought the FDA was instituted to protect us from such abuses. How is it they managed to allow over 500 drugs on the market without oversight?

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FDA Pulls 500 Cold Medicines From the Market
Agency Says Many of the Drugs May Have Unapproved Ingredients or Inappropriate Labels
http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20110302/fda-pulls-500-cold-medicines-from-market

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