FDA Announces Their Fingers Smell Like Orange After Evaluating Some Oranges Earlier

SILVER SPRING, MD—Holding their fingers up under their noses, the Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that their fingers smelled like orange after evaluating some oranges earlier. “Smell them,” said FDA commissioner Robert M. Califf, who held his hands outstretched so that reporters could confirm the presence of the scent of oranges for themselves. “See? What do you think, do you like oranges? They smell good, don’t they? Especially our index fingers. They were Cara Cara navel oranges. It’s been, like, two hours, and they still smell like oranges. We don’t mind, though. It’s refreshing. Like a bright summer day. It’s almost lemony, the way it smells.” At press time, the FDA announced their hands no longer smelled like oranges after washing their hands.