PROTECT YOUR ACCESS TO VITAMINS AND NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
 THE GOVERNMENT MUST NOT BE ALLOWED
TO LIMIT THE FREEDOM OF CHOICE OF AMERICAN CONSUMERS WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR HEALTH.
Don't Let Congress Overturn
the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994
Support
S. 1538 and Oppose S. 722
Because the Food and Drug Administration
has failed to fully uphold the law, Congress is looking into making changes that
will undermine many of the freedoms that American consumers of dietary supplements
hold dear.
SUPPORT
S. 1538
No more excuses from the Food
and Drug Administration! Give the FDA the resources it needs to implement DSHEA!
This bill will eliminate the Food and Drug Administration's favorite excuses that
it doesn't have enough staff, money or power to regulate supplements. The FDA has
fallen short when it comes to enforcing the law.
Support research that validates
the safety, effectiveness and quality of dietary supplements.
Because dietary supplements come from natural ingredients, they can't be patented.
While this insures that these products are readily?and affordably ? available, it
takes away the ability of manufacturers to recoup research costs. The bill doubles
the funding given to the Office of Dietary Supplements to expand research and consumer
information about these products.
Hold the government accountable
for its actions.
This bill will require the FDA to file annual reports to Congress about how they're
regulating dietary supplements. If they fail in their responsibilities to fully
implement the law, they'll be held accountable.
OPPOSE
S. 722
The Food and Drug Administration
must not be granted new and unprecedented authority to subject safe and beneficial
products to additional and unnecessary scrutiny.
This bill would subject nearly all vitamins, minerals, herbal products and other
supplements to a level of scrutiny that is both unwarranted and unnecessary. Products
that have been used safely for hundreds and in some cases, thousands of years
would be subject to clinical evaluation using standards that are at the complete
discretion of the FDA. Click here to view S. 722.
http://www.nnfa.org/services/government/pdf/s722.pdf
The government must not be allowed
to limit the freedom of choice of American consumers when it comes to their health.
By questioning the safety of any dietary supplement that receives even one complaint,
hundreds of products that have been safely and beneficially used could be removed
from the marketplace. Under this new legislation, the FDA has complete discretion
to make this determination, regardless of whether the product was used under conditions
cautioned against by the manufacturer on the label.
The government must not be allowed
to single-out dietary supplements.
By almost every measure, and by a wide margin, dietary supplements can be used more
safely than conventional foods and OTC drugs. Yet this legislation exempts foods
in these product categories from being classified as stimulants. Specifically, the
bill unfairly excludes the most common "stimulant" ingredient in foods caffeine.
TAKE
ACTION NOW!
This bill could be added to
existing Senate legislation at any time. We need you to take two vital steps: 1)
immediately let your Senators know that you support S. 1538 and ask them to co-sponsor
the bill, and 2) ask them to oppose S. 722.
E-MAIL
YOUR SENATORS NOW
To email your Senators simply go to:
http://capwiz.com/nnfa/issues/alert/?alertid=4089036
Enter your ZIP code in the "Take
Action Now" box.
Make any changes you feel necessary
to the sample letter, and click "submit." A copy of your letter will be sent to
the two U.S. Senators from your state. A copy of the letter will also be sent to
you confirming which Senators received the letter.
Call your Senators now.
To reach your Senators' offices, call them either through the Capitol Hill switchboard
at (202) 224-3121 or directly at their Washington, D.C. or local offices. When you
reach your Senator's office, ask to speak with the staff member in charge of health-related
issues. To find contact information for your elected officials, simply click on
http://capwiz.com/nnfa/dbq/officials/
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THE GOVERNMENT MUST NOT BE ALLOWED
TO LIMIT THE FREEDOM OF CHOICE OF AMERICAN CONSUMERS WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR HEALTH.
