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by gus_massa 2418 days ago
Nitpicking: The FDA doesn't test every single batch of each product. They review the results of the clinical trials and then they set the rules to approve the batches. When a batch is ready, someone in the drug production factory is responsible to check that all the test and quality meet the regulations and then sign a paper approving the release. S/he must have a degree in pharmacology or chemistry or something similar. If something gets wrong the person that signed the release approval is the first one that get questioned, so they should be very careful.

It's somewhat similar to the role of the NHTSA(?). They set the general rules and approve each vehicle model, but they don't go to the factory to test each single car.