Why Have Courts Opted to Impose a Standard of Strict

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Short Answer

Why have courts opted to impose a standard of strict liability for violations of food, drug, and health laws?

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Definitions:

Landscape Ecology

A discipline that studies the spatial patterns, processes, and effects of landscapes, encompassing the interactions between spatial patterns and ecological processes.

Random Mating

A mating system in which all individuals have an equal chance of mating with each other, with no selection based on genotype or phenotype.

Population Genetics

The study of the distribution and changes in frequency of alleles within populations, considering the effects of evolutionary processes.

Sexual Selection

Refers to differential reproductive success resulting from the competition for fertilization, which can occur through competition among individuals of the same sex (intrasexual selection) or through attraction to the opposite sex (intersexual selection).