Among the products forced to gain approval by the
Food and Drug Administration
as "medical devices" are New Freedom Ultra Thin pads, McDonald's
sunglasses, a baby highchair insert, a dental bib, a dental
tray, a foot comfort massager, a low-pressure mattress, a wheelchair
cushion, mint-flavored dental floss, spectacle frames, an Amish
country spa, and Super Poli-Grip denture adhesive cream.
[Ed.: FDA Commissioner David Kessler later proposed to reclassify
cigarettes as "drug-delivery devices," and thus under the FDA's
jurisdiction.]
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