Lawmakers should take lessons from their policy failures and seek to avoid more restrictive measures like those guiding the FDA application process. Instead, lawmakers should support legislation that is risk-proportionate and flexible to the diverse preferences of consumers. This will go a long way toward preventing unintended consequences, improving public health and protecting consumer choice.

This op-ed is available in Inside Sources.

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Nate Scherer is a Policy Analyst with the American Consumer Institute where he researches and writes about a diverse range of consumer issues. He previously served as a Policy Analyst at the Reason Foundation and has also worked for several other nonprofits including the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Leadership Institute. More recently, he worked an educator for Fairfax County Public Schools and performed research for Georgetown University’s Edunomics Lab. He possesses a Master of Arts in Teaching in Secondary Education, Social Studies, and has a Bachelor of Arts in Politics. He currently resides in Falls Church, VA.