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Reasons not to take Lumina's anticavity probiotic
It's unsafe and probably ineffective
You see, despite this being clearly a drug and thus under FDA/CDER purview, the founder of Lumina, Aaron Silverbook, has decided to sell this directly to the public as a cosmetic product without doing the requisite safety and efficacy tests. Give a bunch of rationalist-adjacent celebrities free samples of the GMO bacteria as-is in exchange for positive press, including Scott Alexander, Aella (the porn star/escort/sex researcher who he’s the business manager for), Richard Hanania, Cremieux, and Bryan Caplan These include making sure your factory is clean and free from contaminants, your protocol reliably produces safe probiotics and is followed closely by your employees, and your end product is regularly tested.
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