Asked by cool boy

Adelaide works for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and has received a Freedom of Information Act request for records concerning an ongoing investigation of several pharmaceutical companies. The investigation has uncovered information about drug trials conducted by these companies that would be very useful to their competitors. If Adelaide refuses to release this information, it is MOST likely because it is what type of secret?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Trade secret — FOIA Exemption 4 protects commercial or financial information (including trade secrets) whose disclosure would harm a company’s competitive position.