Public contest launched to rename the Food and Drug Administration

Wednesday, November 10, 2004 by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger Editor of NaturalNews.com (See all articles...) Tags: the FDA, humor, satire

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Name ideas may be submitted via email to [email protected] using the email subject, "FDA NAME CONTEST." Suggestions are due by midnight, November 16. The winning idea, chosen by Newstarget editors, will receive a $100 cash reward and public credit for creating the name.

Strategies for renaming the FDA include new acronyms (the Foolish Drug Advocates, for example) or phonetic plays (the Crude and Thug Administration). A list of the most creative names will be published on November 17 at http://www.NewsTarget.com

The winning name will be chosen based on how well it captures and communicates the public trust failures of the agency with a healthy sense of humor while still remaining recognizable as a play on the agency's current name. Contest participants should avoid name ideas that have nothing in common with the agency's current name. For example, a name idea like, "The American Drug Cartel" wouldn't work because it does not in any way resemble the recognizable name of the agency.

In addition to renaming the agency itself, FDA department name ideas are also welcome, such as the "FDA Department of Propaganda" or the "Office of Official Distortion." Suggestions for new FDA slogans and mission statements are also welcome: "The FDA, protecting Big Pharma profits at your expense."

Everyone is welcome to participate, even FDA employees.