![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In this case, however, the list of powerful entities that stonewalled the filmmakers includes the FDA. We’ve seen these sorts of statements many times at the end of documentaries it’s standard operating procedure for corporations that want to cover up what they do. Near the end of “The Bleeding Edge,” a statement appears listing the corporations that produce medical devices - Johnson & Johnson, Bayer, and several others - that refused to be interviewed by the filmmakers. Even when they started to figure out the source of their symptoms, there was little or no recourse and (in many cases) no way to reverse the damage. ![]() In essence, the corporations put them out there and said, “What the hell, let’s give this a try!” The people who used the devices became human guinea pigs (just like the women who took thalidomide in the late 1950s), and when they began to develop symptoms of harm, they had no idea what was happening to them. But it focuses on a handful of devices that have caused toxic levels of harm to the trusting victims who’ve used them, and the scandal - which is ongoing - is that the devices were never properly tested. The film doesn’t deny any of this it never paints its indictment with a broad brush. ![]()
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