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Each day, US citizens spend vast amounts of money on products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Every time a drug, food, or cosmetic is purchased, part of those funds ends up in the hands of the FDA. In fact, “25 cents of every consumer dollar is spent on FDA-regulated products” (Worsnop 2). In what ways is the peoples earned cash being spent? The FDA spends much of its funds on regulating drugs that are available and considered safe to use. The FDA originated in the mid 1900’s for this purpose after many drugs, which are now considered to be illegal narcotics, were being sold over the counter as “cure-all” medicines. Before the origination of the FDA, there were no requirements for companies to label ingredients for any of their consumable products. Congress then enacted laws that required companies to provide evidence to the FDA that the drugs they produced were safe to use (“FDA Drug Approval Process” 3). Even with the steps the FDA has taken since the time of its origin to ensure safety in drugs and medicine, still much criticism has been directed toward the FDA recently, mostly because of the amount of time the organization requires for potential life-saving drugs to become available (Wors