I guess she's never seen the "male enhancement" commercials... Or the "grow hair" commercials with our secret ingredient goo... It's sold, it's B.S.
No accountability on her part... Nanny government should take care of her and her children...
What happened to if you aren't certain something is safe for your child, not to do it? Use your own evaluation based on intelligence and research and if YOU are not satisfied DON'T DO IT. With the Internet it couldn't be easier to research something.
Ultimately it is up to individuals to decide what is acceptable risk for the reward.
To be fair, she was talking about items marketed for babies and children. With all the chat about safety in recent years, it is easy to assume that the crib, mattress, car seat, etc. that you are buying for an infant have been tested to the nth degree.
My parents still laugh about the baby walker purchased for me, which used to occasionally fold closed with me inside. We don't, generally, have to worry so much about that sort of thing anymore. It's easier to be complacent.