Guest guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 Dear friends, S. 722, a major expansion of FDA's authority over supplements, could still come up for a vote anytime as an attachment to a finance bill. You can call the capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 or use the following link to email: http://capwiz.com/nnfa/issues/alert/? alertid=2103491 Printable letter to your Senator, followed by contact info for all senators--courtesy of vitaminshoppe.com) : Dear Senator ___________________________: As your constituent, I urge you to oppose any efforts by your fellow Senators to pass the so-called Dietary Supplement " Safety " Act (S. 722) recently introduced by Sen. Richard Durbin. Rather than passing this new act—which would unnecessarily expand the authority of the Food and Drug Administration—Congress should instead investigate and oversee ways in which the FDA can make full use of its current and more-than-adequate authority as granted by the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994. I have read the Durbin bill. Despite its title, it would allow no more consumer protection than current law provides. It does, however, contain new and discretionary enforcement powers that would significantly undermine many of the freedoms that American consumers of dietary supplements—like myself—hold dear. If adopted, this bill would subject nearly all vitamins, minerals, herbal products and other supplements to a level of scrutiny that is both unwarranted and unnecessary. Products that have been used safely and beneficially for hundreds—and in some cases, thousands—of years would be subject to clinical evaluation using standards that are at the complete discretion of the FDA. I am concerned that this bill, by questioning the safety of any dietary supplement that receives even one complaint, will result in potentially hundreds of products being removed from the marketplace. Under this new legislation, the FDA has complete discretion to make this determination, regardless of whether the product was used under conditions cautioned against by the manufacturer on the label. By almost every measure, and by a wide margin, dietary supplements can be used more safely than conventional foods and OTC drugs. Yet this legislation exempts foods in these product categories from being classified as stimulants. Specifically, the bill unfairly excludes the most common " stimulant " ingredient in foods—caffeine. I ask you to oppose this extreme and unnecessary legislation and look forward to hearing your thoughts on this important matter. Sincerely, ___ ______________ Signature Name ______________ Address ______________ City State Zip List of Senate critters and contact info Alabama Jeff Sessions ® 335 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0104 Fax: (202) 224-3149 Richard Shelby ® 110 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0103 Fax: (202) 224-3416 Alaska Lisa Murkowski ® 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0202 Fax: (202) 224-5301 Ted Stevens ® 522 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0201 Fax: (202) 224-2354 Arizona Jon Kyl ® 730 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0304 Fax: (202) 224-2207 John McCain ® 241 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0303 Fax: (202) 228-2862 Arkansas Blanche Lincoln (D) 355 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0404 Fax: (202) 228-1371 Mark Pryor (D) 217 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0403 Fax: (202) 228-0908 California Barbara Boxer (D) 112 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0505 Fax: (415) 956-6701 Dianne Feinstein (D) 331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0504 Fax: (202) 228-3954 Colorado Wayne Allard ® 525 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0605 Fax: (202) 224-6471 Ben Campbell ® 380 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0605 Fax: (202) 228-4609 Connecticut Christopher Dodd (D) 448 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0702 Fax: (202) 228-1083 Joseph Lieberman (D) 706 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0703 Fax: (202) 224-9750 Delaware Joseph Biden (D) 201 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0802 Fax: (202) 224-0139 Thomas Carper (D) 513 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0801 Fax: (202) 228-2190 Florida Bob Graham (D) 524 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0903 Fax: (202) 224-2237 Bill Nelson (D) 716 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0905 Fax: (202) 228-2183 Georgia Saxby Chambliss ® 416 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1005 Fax: (202) 224-0103 Zell Miller (D) 257 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1006 Fax: (202) 228-2090 Hawaii Daniel Akaka (D) 141 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1103 Fax: (202) 224-2126 Daniel Inouye (D) 722 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1102 Fax: (202) 224-6747 Idaho Larry Craig ® 520 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1203 Fax: (202) 228-1067 Michael Crapo ® 239 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1205 Fax: (202) 228-1375 Illinois Richard Durbin (D) 332 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1304 Fax: (202)228-0400 Peter Fitzgerald ® 555 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1305 Fax: (202) 228-1372 Indiana Evan Bayh (D) 463 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1404 Fax: (202) 228-1377 Richard Lugar ® 306 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1401 Fax: (202) 228-0360 Iowa Chuck Grassley ® 135 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1501 Fax: (202) 224-6020 Tom Harkin (D) 731 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1502 Fax: (202) 224-9369 Kansas Sam Brownback ® 303 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1604 Fax: (202) 228-1265 Pat Roberts ® 109 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1605 Fax: (202) 224-3514 Kentucky Jim Bunning ® 316 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1703 Fax: (202) 228-1373 Mitch McConnell ® 361A Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1702 Fax: (202) 224-2499 Louisiana John Breaux (D) 503 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1803 Fax: (202) 228-2577 Mary Landrieu (D) 724 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1804 Fax: (202) 224-9735 Maine Susan Collins ® 172 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1904 Fax: (202) 224-2693 Olympia Snowe ® 154 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1903 Fax: (202) 224-1946 Maryland Barbara Mikulski (D) 709 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2003 Fax: (202) 224-8858 Paul Sarbanes (D) 309 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2002 Fax: (202) 224-1651 Massachusetts Edward Kennedy (D) 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2101 Fax: (202) 224-2417 John Kerry (D) 304 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2102 Fax: (202) 224-8525 Michigan Carl Levin (D) 269 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2202 Fax: (202) 224-1388 Debbie Stabenow (D) 702 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2204 Fax: (202) 228-0325 Minnesota Norm Coleman ® 320 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2303 Fax: (202) 224-1152 Mark Dayton (D) 346 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2305 Fax: (202) 228-2186 Mississippi Thad Cochran ® 113 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2402 Fax: (202) 224-9450 Trent Lott ® 487 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2403 Fax: (202) 224-2262 Missouri Christopher Bond ® 274 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2503 Fax: (202) 224-8149 James Talent ® 493 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2505 Fax: (202) 228-1518 Montana Max Baucus (D) 511 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2602 Fax: (202) 224-4700 Conrad Burns ® 187 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2603 Fax: (202) 224-8594 Nebraska Chuck Hagel ® 248 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2705 Fax: (202) 224-5213 Ben Nelson (D) 720 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2706 Fax: (202) 228-0012 Nevada John Ensign ® 364 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2805 Fax: (202) 228-2193 Harry Reid (D) 528 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2803 Fax: (202) 224-7327 New Hampshire Judd Gregg ® 393 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2904 Fax: (202) 224-4952 John Sununu ® 111 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2903 Fax: (202) 228-4131 New Jersey Jon Corzine (D) 502 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3004 Fax: (202) 228-2197 Frank Lautenberg (D) 324 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3003 Fax: (202) 228-4054 New Mexico Jeff Bingaman (D) 703 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3102 Fax: (202) 224-2852 Pete Domenici ® 328 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3101 Fax: (202) 228-0900 New York Hillary Clinton (D) 476 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3204 Fax: (202) 228-0282 Charles Schumer (D) 313 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3203 Fax: (202) 228-3027 North Carolina Elizabeth Dole ® 120 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3301 Fax: (202) 224-1100 John Edwards (D) 225 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3306 Fax: (202) 228-1374 North Dakota Kent Conrad (D) 530 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3403 Fax: (202) 224-7776 Byron Dorgan (D) 713 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3405 Fax: (202) 224-1193 Ohio Mike DeWine ® 140 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3503 Fax: (202) 224-6519 George Voinovich ® 317 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3504 Fax: (202) 228-1382 Link to the bill: http://www.nnfa.org/services/government/pdf/s722.pdf Warm regards, Scott Darby Darby700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 It's still lying in wait, ladies and gentlemen: S. 722, a major expansion of FDA's authority over supplements, could still come up for a vote anytime as an attachment to a finance bill. You can call the capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 or use the following link to email: http://capwiz.com/nnfa/issues/alert/? alertid=2103491 Printable letter to your Senator, followed by contact info for all senators--courtesy of vitaminshoppe.com) : Dear Senator ___________________________: As your constituent, I urge you to oppose any efforts by your fellow Senators to pass the so-called Dietary Supplement " Safety " Act (S. 722) recently introduced by Sen. Richard Durbin. Rather than passing this new act—which would unnecessarily expand the authority of the Food and Drug Administration—Congress should instead investigate and oversee ways in which the FDA can make full use of its current and more-than-adequate authority as granted by the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994. I have read the Durbin bill. Despite its title, it would allow no more consumer protection than current law provides. It does, however, contain new and discretionary enforcement powers that would significantly undermine many of the freedoms that American consumers of dietary supplements—like myself—hold dear. If adopted, this bill would subject nearly all vitamins, minerals, herbal products and other supplements to a level of scrutiny that is both unwarranted and unnecessary. Products that have been used safely and beneficially for hundreds—and in some cases, thousands—of years would be subject to clinical evaluation using standards that are at the complete discretion of the FDA. I am concerned that this bill, by questioning the safety of any dietary supplement that receives even one complaint, will result in potentially hundreds of products being removed from the marketplace. Under this new legislation, the FDA has complete discretion to make this determination, regardless of whether the product was used under conditions cautioned against by the manufacturer on the label. By almost every measure, and by a wide margin, dietary supplements can be used more safely than conventional foods and OTC drugs. Yet this legislation exempts foods in these product categories from being classified as stimulants. Specifically, the bill unfairly excludes the most common " stimulant " ingredient in foods—caffeine. I ask you to oppose this extreme and unnecessary legislation and look forward to hearing your thoughts on this important matter. Sincerely, ___ ______________ Signature Name ______________ Address ______________ City State Zip List of Senate critters and contact info Alabama Jeff Sessions ® 335 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0104 Fax: (202) 224-3149 Richard Shelby ® 110 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0103 Fax: (202) 224-3416 Alaska Lisa Murkowski ® 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0202 Fax: (202) 224-5301 Ted Stevens ® 522 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0201 Fax: (202) 224-2354 Arizona Jon Kyl ® 730 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0304 Fax: (202) 224-2207 John McCain ® 241 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0303 Fax: (202) 228-2862 Arkansas Blanche Lincoln (D) 355 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0404 Fax: (202) 228-1371 Mark Pryor (D) 217 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0403 Fax: (202) 228-0908 California Barbara Boxer (D) 112 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0505 Fax: (415) 956-6701 Dianne Feinstein (D) 331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0504 Fax: (202) 228-3954 Colorado Wayne Allard ® 525 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0605 Fax: (202) 224-6471 Ben Campbell ® 380 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0605 Fax: (202) 228-4609 Connecticut Christopher Dodd (D) 448 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0702 Fax: (202) 228-1083 Joseph Lieberman (D) 706 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0703 Fax: (202) 224-9750 Delaware Joseph Biden (D) 201 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0802 Fax: (202) 224-0139 Thomas Carper (D) 513 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0801 Fax: (202) 228-2190 Florida Bob Graham (D) 524 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0903 Fax: (202) 224-2237 Bill Nelson (D) 716 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-0905 Fax: (202) 228-2183 Georgia Saxby Chambliss ® 416 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1005 Fax: (202) 224-0103 Zell Miller (D) 257 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1006 Fax: (202) 228-2090 Hawaii Daniel Akaka (D) 141 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1103 Fax: (202) 224-2126 Daniel Inouye (D) 722 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1102 Fax: (202) 224-6747 Idaho Larry Craig ® 520 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1203 Fax: (202) 228-1067 Michael Crapo ® 239 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1205 Fax: (202) 228-1375 Illinois Richard Durbin (D) 332 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1304 Fax: (202)228-0400 Peter Fitzgerald ® 555 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1305 Fax: (202) 228-1372 Indiana Evan Bayh (D) 463 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1404 Fax: (202) 228-1377 Richard Lugar ® 306 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1401 Fax: (202) 228-0360 Iowa Chuck Grassley ® 135 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1501 Fax: (202) 224-6020 Tom Harkin (D) 731 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1502 Fax: (202) 224-9369 Kansas Sam Brownback ® 303 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1604 Fax: (202) 228-1265 Pat Roberts ® 109 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1605 Fax: (202) 224-3514 Kentucky Jim Bunning ® 316 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1703 Fax: (202) 228-1373 Mitch McConnell ® 361A Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1702 Fax: (202) 224-2499 Louisiana John Breaux (D) 503 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1803 Fax: (202) 228-2577 Mary Landrieu (D) 724 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1804 Fax: (202) 224-9735 Maine Susan Collins ® 172 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1904 Fax: (202) 224-2693 Olympia Snowe ® 154 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-1903 Fax: (202) 224-1946 Maryland Barbara Mikulski (D) 709 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2003 Fax: (202) 224-8858 Paul Sarbanes (D) 309 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2002 Fax: (202) 224-1651 Massachusetts Edward Kennedy (D) 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2101 Fax: (202) 224-2417 John Kerry (D) 304 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2102 Fax: (202) 224-8525 Michigan Carl Levin (D) 269 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2202 Fax: (202) 224-1388 Debbie Stabenow (D) 702 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2204 Fax: (202) 228-0325 Minnesota Norm Coleman ® 320 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2303 Fax: (202) 224-1152 Mark Dayton (D) 346 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2305 Fax: (202) 228-2186 Mississippi Thad Cochran ® 113 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2402 Fax: (202) 224-9450 Trent Lott ® 487 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2403 Fax: (202) 224-2262 Missouri Christopher Bond ® 274 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2503 Fax: (202) 224-8149 James Talent ® 493 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2505 Fax: (202) 228-1518 Montana Max Baucus (D) 511 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2602 Fax: (202) 224-4700 Conrad Burns ® 187 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2603 Fax: (202) 224-8594 Nebraska Chuck Hagel ® 248 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2705 Fax: (202) 224-5213 Ben Nelson (D) 720 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2706 Fax: (202) 228-0012 Nevada John Ensign ® 364 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2805 Fax: (202) 228-2193 Harry Reid (D) 528 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2803 Fax: (202) 224-7327 New Hampshire Judd Gregg ® 393 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2904 Fax: (202) 224-4952 John Sununu ® 111 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2903 Fax: (202) 228-4131 New Jersey Jon Corzine (D) 502 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3004 Fax: (202) 228-2197 Frank Lautenberg (D) 324 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3003 Fax: (202) 228-4054 New Mexico Jeff Bingaman (D) 703 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3102 Fax: (202) 224-2852 Pete Domenici ® 328 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3101 Fax: (202) 228-0900 New York Hillary Clinton (D) 476 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3204 Fax: (202) 228-0282 Charles Schumer (D) 313 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3203 Fax: (202) 228-3027 North Carolina Elizabeth Dole ® 120 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3301 Fax: (202) 224-1100 John Edwards (D) 225 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3306 Fax: (202) 228-1374 North Dakota Kent Conrad (D) 530 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3403 Fax: (202) 224-7776 Byron Dorgan (D) 713 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3405 Fax: (202) 224-1193 Ohio Mike DeWine ® 140 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3503 Fax: (202) 224-6519 George Voinovich ® 317 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3504 Fax: (202) 228-1382 Link to the bill: http://www.nnfa.org/services/government/pdf/s722.pdf Have a good week, KK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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