The FDA in america is a piss poor organization.
It is full of all of the dumbest scientists and researchers who settle for modest government wage because they weren't smart enough to make it in the real world.
For example.
Everybody has heard of Botox. In Europe for years now they have been using a similar thing called Reloxin. Of course Botox is the only one approved by the FDA in america because it is Better and Safer right?
Wrong!
Reloxin has been through hundreds of studies in Europe and it is just as safe as botox.
AND
It lasts twice as long as botox. Every study ever done has showed that Reloxin is a better product than botox in every way. But the company that makes botox pays the FDA to delay their approval of Reloxin in america so that it can make billions of dollars off of the MONOPOLY of botox. Botox is the only drug of its kind in america right now, and the company who makes it wants to keep it that way so they can charge people huge amounts, even though it is an inferior product.
And FDA is a crock of shit. This is just an example of their bullshit. One of the reasons america is the laughing stock of the rest of the world is because we americans think we have the most badass medical care in the world but in reality we are about 10 years behind the rest of Europe.