I'm forwarding this email because I believe that it covers a subject very important to our lifestyle and even threatens our health. Time is of the essence with this bill folks....please act now!
Jannette ----- Original Message ----- From: "NutriCology" <spec...@nutricology.com> To: "Valued Customer" <valu...@allergyresearchgroup.com> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 6:00 PM Subject: Urgent Action Alert! Dietary Supplements Targeted Again > Dear Reader, > > I am writing to alert you to a dangerous bill that is before the Senate, and > to ask your support in taking action. > > Senate Bill 722, the so-called "Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2003", > threatens to remove safe dietary supplements from the market, provide > unnecessary additional regulatory authority to the FDA, and force > supplements to a higher level of scrutiny than many over-the-counter > medications and food additives. This legislation could result in higher > health care costs and less personal control over your health care choices. > > Since the passage of the landmark Dietary Supplement and Education Act > (DSHEA) in 1994, the FDA has failed to implement many of its key provisions. > Now, they want a bill that stipulates that if any adverse effect occurs in a > person taking a dietary supplement, "without regard to whether the event is > known to be causally related to the dietary supplement", the FDA can pull > that supplement off the market. > > I believe it's precisely because dietary supplements are so safe, that the > FDA is asking for these unreasonable powers. There are no real reasons to > control the sale of most supplements. The FDA has broad authority to remove > dangerous products, including dietary supplements, from the market if they > pose a hazard to public health. DSHEA did not hamper that power. However, S. > 722 would give the FDA authority to pull products off the market based on > hearsay. You can read the full text of this proposed law at > <http://thomas.loc.gov/>, by typing in "S. 722". > > Please contact your Congresspersons and tell them to OPPOSE Senate Bill 722. > Do not let it pass, and do not let it slip through as a rider on some other > bill. To contact your Congresspersons, go to > <http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/>, and enter your zip code. You > can get email, phone and mail information for your Senators and your > Representative there. > > Thank you for your time and attention to this crucial health care and > personal choice issue. Below is a sample letter. Call, or send a letter to > your Senators. Keep Congress from taking away your choices for health > improvement. > > Sincerely, > Stephen Levine, Ph.D. > NutriCology, Inc. > > P.S. Please come to Washington, DC, on October 21, 2003, for a "Rally on > Capitol Hill"! For more information or to register, see > <http://www.nnfa.org/services/government/RallyontheHill.htm>. > > ---------------------- > Dear Senator (insert your Senator's name); > > I respectfully urge you to do all in your power to kill S. 722, the "Dietary > Supplement Safety Act of 2003," introduced March 26th, 2003 by Senator > Richard J. Durbin (D-IL). The bill's intent is to overturn the main > provisions of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 > (DSHEA). > > S. 722 would give the FDA the potential power to remove thousands of herbs > and other dietary supplements from the marketplace, as it has tried to do > many times already. S. 722 would give the FDA complete discretion to make > such a determination, without just cause or conforming to scientific > standards. That is wrong. It was the will of the people and of Congress, as > stated in DSHEA, that the availability of safe, dietary supplements in > America does not need to be, and shall not be, restricted. > > If you are concerned with the safety of your constituents, as I believe you > are, you should know that supplements are relatively safe, especially > compared to drugs. There are 120,000 deaths a year from prescription drugs > versus less than one per year from dietary supplements, based on official > records from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the American > Association of Poison Control Centers. DSHEA already provides the FDA with > ample authority to remove any dangerous product at any time. S. 722 is > simply a power grab that undermines DSHEA and the rights of your > constituents. > > I think S. 722 and its congressional backers will be very unpopular with the > American people. More citizen letters were sent to Congress in 1992-1994 in > support of DSHEA than over any other issue in American history. DSHEA was > enacted after years of debate in Congress. During the process, it became > very clear that there was overwhelming public support for ensuring free > access to dietary supplements. If you have a hand in overturning the > freedoms that DSHEA provides, voters will strongly disapprove. > > Please oppose S. 722. I would appreciate hearing your thoughts on this > subject. > > Sincerely, > > Name__________________________________ > Address________________________________ > ______________________________________ > > > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
