Stop New Regulations of Dietary Supplements-Contact Senators

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August 18, 2011

Dear Citizen for Health,

A month ago we informed you that in July Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)

introduced _S. 1310, the Dietary Supplement Labeling Act of 2011_

(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2 & c=b5Yb9pv7UUp8DA8PFz/lqiAy\

lDqLO5Bn) .

The bill responds to recent marketing tactics by unscrupulous food

companies intended to circumvent Food and Drug Administration standards by

imposing unnecessary and burdensome regulations on makers of dietary

supplements.

_Read more here._ (http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track

..jsp?v=2 & c=Ir3xcqhrKhK05+KHBumS8iAylDqLO5Bn)

We asked you to contact your Senators and urge them to oppose this bill.

The good news is that your comments are having an impact - the bill has

failed to gain even a single cosponsor in the entire month since we sent you

that alert!

(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2 & c=gF/d9gkH/rzJFrWS7yLTliAy\

lDqLO5Bn) _Tell your Senators " My Supplements Are Safe " - Vote " NO "

on S. 1310!_

(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2 & c=+z3m45PgfoNXymitSqpuOyAy\

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Supplements are not drugs, and therefore, deserve their own system of

regulation - and that's the point. Such a system already exists thanks to the

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), and it has done

a more than adequate job protecting consumers largely due to supplement

companies' compliance with, and support of, that system.

Put simply: At best, S. 1310 is a bad bill, albeit with good intentions.

At worst, it uses parents' fear about what their children are consuming as

an excuse to take another crack at imposing unnecessary regulations on the

dietary supplement industry, which has demonstrated time and again its

ability to ensure the safety of its products. Let's work together to ensure

that

S. 1310 never gains another co-sponsor and dies in this session of

Congress.

_Tell Your Senators to Oppose S. 1310!_

(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2 & c=687wwmwJpCkfsZk+hPQXtCAy\

lDqLO5Bn)

Thank you, as always, for your participation,

The Citizens for Health Team

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