Congratulations!! Your Actions Saved Health Freedom!!

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A big thank you to each and every one of you who took the time to

have their voice be heard on this very important issue. Wow, the

power that we were able to generate in just 6 days is incredible...

The price of democracy is eternal vigilence... So this most likely

this will pop up again, but we will be here yet again to stand up

for health freedom!!

Be Well,

Misty

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URGENT! Your actions made a difference!

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Consumer voice for natural health heard on the hill!

 

Yesterday, Sen. Richard Durbin (IL) withdrew Senate Amendment 3225

from a Department of Defense funding bill. Your actions undoubtedly

made a huge difference on this issue—over 12,500 letters were sent

to Congress in just six days asking your Senators to oppose this

amendment and protect your health choices!

 

Senate Amendment 3225 threatened to restrict access to certain

dietary supplements on military bases and place strict and

unnecessary reporting guidelines on manufacturers who sell vitamins

and supplements on these bases. This move would have set an

unacceptable precedent and could have been the beginning of other

policy moves that would undermine the Dietary Supplement Health and

Education Act (DSHEA), the act that gives Americans sustained

information and access to dietary supplements. However, due to lack

of support from Senate leaders and an outpouring of opposition from

natural health consumers nationwide, Sen. Durbin withdrew the

amendment yesterday at 5:10 p.m. after the issue was discussed on

the Senate floor.

 

Senator Hatch agreed to work with Sen. Durbin and the dietary

supplement manufacturers on a legislative strategy to create a

system for reporting Adverse Event Reports (AER's) to the FDA. This

way the issue will be given the consideration needed to create a

successful model for consumers and producers. This issue will

likely be included in an existing bill sponsored by Sen. Hatch and

Sen. Biden, the Anabolic Steroid Control Act.

 

Citizens for Health supports full product information requirements,

including a system for manufacturers to report serious adverse

experience reports. We want to make sure this issue gets full and

fair consideration in Congress and does not single out natural

products and hold them to a higher and more onerous standard than

pharmaceutical drugs, over-the-counter drugs or other regulated

categories like food additives.

 

Thank you for your support. We will continue to keep you informed on

this and other issues central to your health rights. Please visit

http://www.citizens.org/priorities/onemillion.cfm to learn about our

One Million Voices for Healthier Choices program.

 

Sincerely,

 

Ana Micka

President/CEO

Citizens for Health

 

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