Which of the following is true regarding the FDA?
A) Its main emphasis in terms of budget and staffing is food regulation.
B) It is lax on premarket testing of new prescription drugs.
C) It has the authority to inspect foreign food factories but the resources to visit only one-tenth of 1 percent of them.
D) It has been successful in eradicating economically motivated contamination and counterfeiting in the food supply.

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While the FDA has authority to inspect foreign food factories, it has limited resources and can only inspect a small fraction of them. The other options are incorrect: A is false, as the FDA's main emphasis is on drug regulation; B is false, as the FDA requires extensive premarket testing of new prescription drugs; and D is false, as there are still instances of economically motivated contamination and counterfeiting in the food supply.

Which of the Following Is True Regarding the FDA