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Reverse the ban on marketing 23andMe's saliva home-testing kit, and focus future FDA efforts on education not harrasment

Created by D.R. on March 21, 2014

This petition was created using the original change.org petition: FDA: Don't Ban Marketing of Home Genomics Kits Like 23andMe

" 23andMe has brought the genomics revolution to countless Americans at prices that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. Already, over 500,000 people have used its innovative products to learn more about their ancestry, health risks, and genetic predisposition to a wide variety of factors.

But the Food and Drug Administration has just shut down further marketing of 23andMe’s $99 saliva home-test kit, effectively grinding their business to a halt. The FDA seems to think that Americans can’t be trusted with more information about their potential health risks because some people might make rash decisions with it."

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