Persuasive Essay On Fda

Dated back to the 1400s and possible earlier people have been drinking caffeine to include coffee, tea, and chocolate. Today, caffeine is one of Americans’ favorite substance also including the soft drinks and the energy drinks. Per Hart and Ksir (2015) by 2009 Americans were consuming less caffeine; 45 gallons of soft drinks and 23 gallons of coffee when compared with 49 gallons of bottled water per person. Although declining, soft drinks and coffee are still a major part of American’s caffeine consumption, “it is estimated that 80 percent of Americans regularly use caffeine in some form,” (Hart & Ksir, 2015, p. 261). But the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not challenged its regulatory oversight on the caffeine use since the 1980s. Adults caffeine use is not of great concern by the FDA because there is no caffeine use disorder, the caffeine is responsible for long-term health benefits, and the caffeine is safe for most adults. Therefore, I consider the FDA current lack of restrictions on caffeine use sufficient and fair.
Currently, the FDA has set the level to 400 milligrams (mg) a day for an adult; no set level for children yet. At this point, the medical professional and scientists indicate that it is not a requirement for the FDA to go through the regulatory process to establish other conditions on caffeine use. For example, according to Hart and Ksir (2015), the American Psychiatric Association DSM-5 does not include caffeine as a substance use disorder. DSM-5 advises that there are evidence 2 or 3 cups of coffee may cause a withdrawal such as fatigue. But that it is not clear to what extent the caffeine use is a significant disorder. In other words, DSM-5 does not establish caffeine as a substance of significant disorder because caffeine dependency does not interfere with a person’s capability to work or attend