URGENT! OUR FREEDOM TO USE HEALTH-PROMOTING NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS IS IN DANGER!
Dear Friends: We all need to take action - now! Once again, there's a movement in Congress to restrict your freedom to use nutritional supplements. The only way to stop it is for us to flood our elected representatives with so many e-mails and faxes that they will be forced to say no to the powerful interests that are behind this movement. Because this may come up to a vote as early as Monday, the time to take action is now!
To contact Congress, click here: http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
To contact Senators, click here: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Over the next few days, the Senate will be considering amendments to a Department of Defense funding bill, S. 2400. Sen.
Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) - whose continued campaign against nutritional supplements in the name of "safety" threatens your future access to supplements, your freedom and your health - has introduced an amendment to this bill that will restrict access to certain dietary supplements on military bases and place reporting requirements on manufacturers that are even stricter than those for
over-the-counter drugs.
I oppose this amendment and ask that you tell your Senators to oppose it, too. Durbin's amendment requires that manufacturers
of dietary supplements who sell to the military implement a system where serious adverse events are reported to the FDA for all products containing stimulant ingredients, with exception of caffeine. Just one complaint of a serious adverse reaction attributed
to a dietary supplement would give the FDA license to remove entire classes of supplements (hundreds of products) from the
market, even if that product was used against manufacturer's instructions. This nefarious bill is singling out "stimulants"- a
sure step towards banning such supplements altogether. But mark my words; virtually all nutritional supplements are at risk.
This amendment is likely to be introduced and voted on as early as Monday and could come up at any time.
Remember, you can make a difference.
Don't underestimate the power of such a grassroots movement. Ten years ago millions of letters were written to our
Congressmen and Senators in support of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) - it generated
more letters than any other issue in US history. Because of DSHEA, which reduced the FDA's power to block the production,
sale, and use of natural substances, we have free access to herbs, amino acids, vitamins, hormones,
minerals, and other nutritional supplements Time is of the essence. This amendment to S. 2400 could come to a vote as
early as Monday. Do it now -- send an e-mail and tell a friend.
In addition: E-mail your senators today and demand they vote against this amendment. If you've already done so,
do it again - and again and again!.
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