U.S. Senators financially enslave Americans as Indentured Servants to Big Pharma
SAMPLE LETTER TO SEND TO YOUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES:
HR 1561 (senate bill S.1082) - Please Amend to Protect Dietary Supplements May 16, 2007 The Honorable (Representative or Senator First and Last Name) Address
Dear Representative (or Senator) Last Name;
The Senate has recently passed bill S1082, commonly known as the FDA Revitalization Act. I am concerned that the legislation, as currently written, opens the door for considerable regulatory confusion enabling the FDA to use this legislation to undermine my access to safe and effective dietary supplements.
There must be no confusing the safety of drugs and the safety of food and food ingredients -- which are governed by different laws. I am sure you and other members of Congress are not intending to create such concern among the 150 million Americans who rely on dietary supplements to assist their health, and this matter is easily corrected with the following amendment, which will not in any way stop the FDA from identifying truly contaminated food that poses a risk to human health.
Changes in Existing Law
The following provides a print of the existing statute or part or section thereof to be amended or replaced (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman):
CHAPTER IV -- FOOD
SEC. 402 (f) -- (1) If it is a dietary supplement or contains a dietary ingredient that -- (A) presents a significant [or unreasonable] risk of illness or injury under -- (i) conditions of use recommended or suggested in labeling, or (ii) if no conditions of use are suggested or recommended in the labeling, under ordinary conditions of use:
Changes in Proposed Bills
Proposed amendment to S 1082 and HR 1561:
The bills are hereby amended to prohibit the Foundation or Institute from evaluating the health benefit or efficacy of foods, dietary ingredients, and dietary supplements and to limit review of foods, dietary ingredients and dietary supplements to a determination of whether they are safe. In assessing whether dietary ingredients and dietary supplements are safe, the Foundation or Institute shall not compare product risks with health benefits or efficacy. Instead, the Foundation or Institute shall determine whether the product presents a significant risk of illness or injury under conditions of use recommended or suggested in labeling, or if no conditions of use are recommended or suggested in labeling, under ordinary conditions of use.
Please help preserve my rights and support this amendment.
Sincerely, (Your name here)
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thanks for update.
please edit your super solid block of text at the bottom; too hard for neuro lymies like me to comeehendoread as is. thanks....
click on PENCIL icon on 1st post and it allows subject line and texto break things up. click edit send when done...
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