Amend FDA Revitalization Act in House-to preserve DSHEA

[Guest guest]

The FDA Revitalization Act authorizing an independent foundation under the FDA

to develop new drugs and possibly test for safety has passed the Senate and now

will go to the House of Representatives. Contact your congessmember and the

members of the dietary supplement caucus listed below to amend the bill to

eliminate reference to regulating food and food ingredients, since these

are presumed to be safe unless adulterated. The regulation of dietary

supplements as foods is the underlying basis for the availability of

supplements.

arnold

You'll be glad to know that lots of people have been calling Congress and that

at the very least we did succeed in getting statements from some key senators

put into the congressional record which express that the intent of this bill is

to not impact DSHEA..... the problem is they can have these sort of

colloquys all day long, yet unless we get our specific amendment, FDA could

just ignore them and draft implementing regs that screw us. So we must keep

making our calls and sending our faxes.....

BYRON RICHARDS UPDATE: The Senate finished debate today on S1082. Dorgan

offered a new Amendment to demand true anti-counterfeit technology to the bill.

Thus, Kennedy and Enzi are stonewalling all meaningful change to protect Big

Pharma. THIS BILL IS GOING TO PASS as even people like Dorgan say they will

support it as they feel, depite its shortcomings, it is better than the current

state of affairs. So it is definitely a matter of what amendments get added to

it that will make a difference. We must keep telling people to support our

supplements and functional foods. Click

_here_http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm) : The

People’s Amendment:S.1082 - Please Amend to Protect Dietary Supplements May

7, 2007 The Honorable (Senator First

and Last Name) Address

Address Dear Senator Last Name; The issue of drug safety is of the utmost

importance to myself and all Americans. I am concerned that the legislation, as

currently written, opens the door for considerable regulatory confusion

enabling the FDA to use S.1082 to undermine my access to safe and effective

dietary supplements.