Brother, I cannot answer all of those questions but I can answer the first one.
Those companies do not hide the fact that they have harmful chemicals/substances in their food. Tobacco companies post that their products are "harmful", etc. Government officials ask that they do this, so they do abide and they get to fly. They also pay a hell of an amount in taxes.
Alcohol is a giving that it is harmful in many ways and it is accepted that it is 100% harmful when consumed in foolish amounts by foolish people.
No one can argue that if you drink and drive that you basically are signing your death warrant, OR WORSE CASE, someone else. You may get away with it for some time but sooner or later, like sleeping around, sh!t's going to catch up to you....
Rarely will you see on a bottle of Phera plex that this product causes high blood pressure, liver stress, and possible gyno (just to name a few). I have NEVER seen on a bottle that this may cause gyno. It is just accepted in the "circle" that these products can cause these issues. We talk about it on the boards, yet, this is within the "circle". This is not enough to be above the gray.
Also, as stated, how can we ask the FDA to trust us to regulate ourselves when we have Tom and Jerry running around mislabeling products? Then we have people running around posting logs saying that EVERYTHING WENT FINE with my run but, I didn't get before or after blood work...???
Once again, I am not a supporter of the government regulating what we put into our bodies; however, I would love for people to take their "creations" a bit more cautiously and be upfront and admit when they have wronged you and I....ummmmmhmmmmmm JW, we loved it!!!!!!