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PRESS RELEASE

FDA Dietary Supplement Disease Claim Petition

 

Dietary Supplement Disease Claims

 

ACT NOW

 

 

 

May 27, 2008

 

The

American Dietetic Association, the American Diabetes Association, the

Obesity Society, and pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have

filed a Citizen Petition with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to

reclassify all dietary-supplement weight-loss claims as disease

claims. It should be noted that in the Petition, GlaxoSmithKline

freely states that it has and provides unrestricted grants to all of

these groups.

Of

course, there are some unreasonable weight-loss claims being made by

certain dietary supplement company advertisements in the same way that

any business has its rogues; the pharmaceutical industry itself could

certainly attest to that since it is full of rogues. Regardless of the

merits of such rogue advertisements, which are co-regulated by the

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the FDA, this Petition sets the

stage for other big pharmaceutical company challenges to other types of

claims for supplements. It also poses what would constitute

irreparable damage to the dietary-supplement industry as well as

irrevocable losses to consumer health freedom of choice.

Citizen

petitions are supposed to be a formal means for a citizen, or more

broadly the public, to contact the FDA and seek its action or response

on a particular matter. The original intent of citizen petitions has

been perverted to now facilitate "citizen" petitions from corporate

behemoths such as GSK. In other words, petitions from these corporate

mini-states should be more accurately called "Big Pharmaceutical

Petitions."

As

soon as possible, NHF members and other concerned individuals should

file comments in opposition to the FDA's review of this Petition.

Comments may be made either online or by mailing in a letter.

 

To

View the original Citizens Petition filed by the American Dietetic

Association, the Obesity Society, Shaping America's Health, and

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare- (Click Here)

View Sample Petition Letter- (Click Here)

To File Comments-

(1) (Click Here To Send Comments Directly to FDA)

(2) Download from the NHF website (Click Here) a sample comment letter stating your case against the GSK Petition and sending it by regular mail to the FDA.

 

To mail a letter-

 

Food and Drug Administration

5600 Fishers Lane

Rockville, Maryland 20857

Issue:

 

Docket ID FDA-2008-P-0248

Docket Title- Treat Weight Loss Claims for Dietary Supplements as Disease Claims Document ID FDA-2008-P-0248-0001

Document Title- American Dietetic Association, The Obesity Society,

Shaping America's Health and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer

Healthcare-Citizen Petition

 

 

Act now to prevent another infringement of your liberties.

 

 

Click here for the permanent link to this press release, use this link to inform others.

 

National

Health Federation: Established in 1955, the National Health Federation

is a consumer-education, health-freedom organization working to protect

individuals' rights to choose to consume healthy food, take supplements

and use alternative therapies without unnecessary government

restrictions. The NHF is the only such organization with recognized

observer-delegate status at Codex meetings. www.thenhf.com

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PRESS RELEASE

FDA Dietary Supplement Disease Claim Petition

 

Dietary Supplement Disease Claims

 

ACT NOW

 

 

 

May 27, 2008

 

The

American Dietetic Association, the American Diabetes Association, the

Obesity Society, and pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have

filed a Citizen Petition with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to

reclassify all dietary-supplement weight-loss claims as disease

claims. It should be noted that in the Petition, GlaxoSmithKline

freely states that it has and provides unrestricted grants to all of

these groups.

Of

course, there are some unreasonable weight-loss claims being made by

certain dietary supplement company advertisements in the same way that

any business has its rogues; the pharmaceutical industry itself could

certainly attest to that since it is full of rogues. Regardless of the

merits of such rogue advertisements, which are co-regulated by the

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the FDA, this Petition sets the

stage for other big pharmaceutical company challenges to other types of

claims for supplements. It also poses what would constitute

irreparable damage to the dietary-supplement industry as well as

irrevocable losses to consumer health freedom of choice.

Citizen

petitions are supposed to be a formal means for a citizen, or more

broadly the public, to contact the FDA and seek its action or response

on a particular matter. The original intent of citizen petitions has

been perverted to now facilitate "citizen" petitions from corporate

behemoths such as GSK. In other words, petitions from these corporate

mini-states should be more accurately called "Big Pharmaceutical

Petitions."

As

soon as possible, NHF members and other concerned individuals should

file comments in opposition to the FDA's review of this Petition.

Comments may be made either online or by mailing in a letter.

 

To

View the original Citizens Petition filed by the American Dietetic

Association, the Obesity Society, Shaping America's Health, and

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare- (Click Here)

View Sample Petition Letter- (Click Here)

To File Comments-

(1) (Click Here To Send Comments Directly to FDA)

(2) Download from the NHF website (Click Here) a sample comment letter stating your case against the GSK Petition and sending it by regular mail to the FDA.

 

To mail a letter-

 

Food and Drug Administration

5600 Fishers Lane

Rockville, Maryland 20857

Issue:

 

Docket ID FDA-2008-P-0248

Docket Title- Treat Weight Loss Claims for Dietary Supplements as Disease Claims Document ID FDA-2008-P-0248- 0001

Document Title- American Dietetic Association, The Obesity Society,

Shaping America's Health and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer

Healthcare-Citizen Petition

 

 

Act now to prevent another infringement of your liberties.

 

 

Click here for the permanent link to this press release, use this link to inform others.

 

National

Health Federation: Established in 1955, the National Health Federation

is a consumer-education, health-freedom organization working to protect

individuals' rights to choose to consume healthy food, take supplements

and use alternative therapies without unnecessary government

restrictions. The NHF is the only such organization with recognized

observer-delegate status at Codex meetings. www.thenhf.com

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I tried to write, but it was too complicated on their

website. I have written congress hundreds of times,

but most websites are way more user friendly.

Thanks, Robyn

--- Michael Goebel <goebelchx wrote:

 

> Sent mine already. & nbsp; Everyone else?

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> Dr. Goebel

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> --- On Mon, 6/9/08, Tony & lt; & gt;

> wrote:

> Tony & lt; & gt;

> Petitions & amp; info to

> counter GSK for your health freedom

> oleander soup

> Monday, June 9, 2008, 3:03 PM

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> PRESS RELEASE

> FDA Dietary Supplement Disease Claim Petition

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> Dietary Supplement Disease Claims

> & nbsp;

> ACT NOW

May 27, 2008

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& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp;The

> American Dietetic Association, the American Diabetes

> Association, the

> Obesity Society, and pharmaceutical giant

> GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have

> filed a Citizen Petition with the Food and Drug

> Administration (FDA) to

> reclassify all dietary-supplement weight-loss claims

> as disease

> claims. & nbsp; It should be noted that in the

> Petition, GlaxoSmithKline

> freely states that it has and provides unrestricted

> grants to all of

> these groups.

>

& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp;Of

> course, there are some unreasonable weight-loss

> claims being made by

> certain dietary supplement company advertisements in

> the same way that

> any business has its rogues; the pharmaceutical

> industry itself could

> certainly attest to that since it is full of

> rogues. & nbsp; Regardless of the

> merits of such rogue advertisements, which are

> co-regulated by the

> Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the FDA, this

> Petition sets the

> stage for other big pharmaceutical company

> challenges to other types of

> claims for supplements. & nbsp; It also poses what

> would constitute

> irreparable damage to the dietary-supplement

> industry as well as

> irrevocable losses to consumer health freedom of

> choice.

>

& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp;Citizen

> petitions are supposed to be a formal means for a

> citizen, or more

> broadly the public, to contact the FDA and seek its

> action or response

> on a particular matter. & nbsp; The original intent of

> citizen petitions has

> been perverted to now facilitate " citizen " petitions

> from corporate

> behemoths such as GSK. & nbsp; In other words,

> petitions from these corporate

> mini-states should be more accurately called " Big

> Pharmaceutical

> Petitions. "

>

& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp;As

> soon as possible, NHF members and other concerned

> individuals should

> file comments in opposition to the FDA's review of

> this Petition. & nbsp;

> Comments may be made either online or by mailing in

> a letter.

> & nbsp;

> To

> View & nbsp;the original Citizens Petition filed by

> the American Dietetic

> Association, the Obesity Society, Shaping America's

> Health, and

> GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare- (Click Here)

> View Sample Petition Letter- (Click Here)

> To File Comments-

> (1) (Click Here To Send Comments Directly to FDA)

> (2) Download from the NHF website (Click Here) a

> sample comment letter stating your case against the

> GSK Petition and sending it by regular mail to the

> FDA.

>

> To mail a letter-

>

> Food and Drug Administration

>

> 5600 Fishers Lane

>

> Rockville, Maryland 20857

> Issue:

>

>

>

> Docket ID FDA-2008-P-0248

>

> Docket Title- Treat Weight Loss Claims for

> Dietary Supplements as Disease Claims Document ID

> FDA-2008-P-0248- 0001

>

> Document Title- American Dietetic Association, The

> Obesity Society,

> Shaping America's Health and GlaxoSmithKline

> Consumer

> Healthcare-Citizen Petition

>

> & nbsp;

> Act now to prevent another infringement of your

> liberties.

> & nbsp;

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> & nbsp;

> Click here for the permanent link to this press

> release, use this link to inform others.

> & nbsp;

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> National

> Health Federation: Established in 1955, the National

> Health Federation

> is a consumer-education, health-freedom organization

> working to protect

> individuals' rights to choose to consume healthy

> food, take supplements

> and use alternative therapies without unnecessary

> government

> restrictions. The NHF is the only such organization

> with recognized

> observer-delegate status at Codex meetings.

> www.thenhf.com

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