Stop Restrictive Labelling of Dietary Supplements in NY State

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Hi Health Activists,

This bill was introduced in the Assembly by Assemblyman Felix Ortiz,Democrat

of Sunnyside, Queens and in the State Senate by Senator Kenneth LaValle,

Republican of Selden,Long Island covering the Hamptons.In the Senate it was

Co-sponsored by Senator John Flanagan of Smithtown and Stony Brook, Long Island

and Senator George Onorato,Democrat of Sunnyside and Astoria.Queens.

The Assembly bill has been referred to the Agriculture Committee and the

Senate bill has been referred to the Consumer Affairs Committee.The Chairman of

the Agriculture Committee is Assemblyman William Magee of Oneida,NY. He can

be emailed at _http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=111 & sh=con_

(http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=111 & sh=con)

also Email your Assemblymember and Speaker of the Assembly Sheldon Silver of

Manhattan. _www.assembly.state.ny.us_ (http://www.assembly.state.ny.us) You

can find your assemblymember by scrolling down the right side of the

Assembly Homepage and clicking on finding your assemblymember by zip code.

For the NY State senate go to _www.senate.state.ny.us_

(http://www.senate.state.ny.us) To find your Senator click on Senators at

Left margin. On right

side top of page click to find your senator by zip code.

Also send an email to Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith.

A Similar bill was introduced in the Assembly by Assemblyman Ortiz last year

and it did not go anywhere.

Arnold

Greetings Arnold:

 

I am writing to inform you of pending legislation in New York that will

adversely impact dietary and nutritional supplement manufacturers and also

create

consumer confusion. A2957 / S1034 will require dietary and nutritional

supplement manufacturers to include a separate label on their products stating

the

product was “NOT TESTED BY THE FDA.†_Click Here to Take Action._

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We believe this legislation will have an adverse impact on manufacturers

wanting to sell in your state. There are approximately 17,000 dietary

supplement

businesses in the state of New York, and requiring manufacturers to place

an additional label on each of their products will cause one of two reactions:

 

The manufacturer will either raise their prices, which will hit New Yorkers

squarely in their already-burdened pocketbooks.

Or they will find the cost to be so prohibitive that they will discontinue

sales in New York altogether. Seventeen thousand businesses would feel the

impact—fewer products, fewer sales. Ultimately, if manufacturers discontinue

sales in New York, your right of healthcare choice is limited.

 

This legislation could also potentially mislead consumers. The FDA does not

test products. The FDA reviews the results of clinical testing done by

companies to determine if a product is safe and effective.

 

And this piece of legislation is redundant. Under the Dietary Supplement

Health and Education Act (DSHEA), the controlling body of law that regulates

dietary and nutritional supplements, a label must already state that the

supplement “has not been evaluated by the FDA.†DSHEA provides strict

labeling

requirements to avoid consumer confusion.

 

We need your support in our effort to have this legislation defeated. We

firmly believe in the consumer’s freedom of choice in healthcare.

 

Numbers are noticed by elected officials. _Please take a moment to call or

write your elected official to oppose A2957 / S1034_

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Thank you!

 

 

Tami Wahl,

Legislative Liaison

American Association for Health Freedom

 

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