..." Follow up discussion should be migrated
to the OT list or elsewhere, Lois
On February 4, 2010, Senators John McCain and Byron Dorgan introduced
> S. 3002, the "Dietary Supplement Safety Act." This legislation would
> mandate that every dietary supplement would have to go through a brand
> new process of government review in order to stay on the market.
>
> If this bill becomes law your health care choices will be drastically
> reduced, and many of the supplements available today will become
> illegal. This and other provisions of this misguided legislation
> affect ALL dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, herbs,
> sports, and diet products.
>
> The supposed purpose of the bill is to make dietary supplements
> "safer," which is ironic because dietary supplements already have an
> excellent safety record. It also ignores the fact that the U.S. Food
> and Drug Administration, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, and the
> U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration already have the powers they need
> to police the market.
> Copy & paste to send
> _>
(http://capwiz.com/saveoursupplements/utr/1/ONIYMBGYET/CBJHMBOPBJ/470750
> 4051) to send a note in opposition to S. 3002 directly to your two
> Senators or use the information on the website to write a personal
> letter. Either way, you need to act immediately. Do not let Congress
> take away your right to dietary supplements.
>
