NEWS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2007

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ f the FDA has its way:

Growing and selling common garden herbs will get you arrested as a drug dealer.

Massage oils and handheld massagers will be regulated as "medical devices."

Vegetable juice will be regulated as a drug.

Weight machines will be regulated as "medical devices" and require FDA approval before being sold or used.

Raw sprouts and other anti-cancer foods will be regulated as drugs.

Bottled water that "treats" dehydration will be regulated as a drug.

Massage therapists who use hot rocks as part of their therapy will have the ROCKS regulated as medical devices! (It's true. The FDA will actually look at a pile of rocks and declare, "Those are medical devices!")

Foods, supplements, vitamins and homeopathic remedies will disappear from store shelves, pending FDA "review."

Vitamin store owners will be arrested and prosecuted for "practicing medicine without a license."

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55370 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ U.S. lawmakers are investigating plans by the Environmental Protection Agency's acting inspector general to lay off 60 full-time staff in his office while he earns a $15,000 bonus. http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN2441288020070424

Quality control and product-safety regulation are so poor in China that people cannot trust store goods. With China playing an ever-larger role in supplying food, medicine and feed, recognition of the hazards has not kept up. By value, China is the world's No. 1 exporter of fruits and vegetables, and a major exporter of other food and food products, which vary widely, from apple juice to sausage casings and garlic. China's agricultural exports to the United States surged to $2.26 billion last year, according to U.S. figures -- more than 20 times the $133 million of 1980. Since 2000, some countries have temporarily banned whole categories of Chinese imports. The EU stopped shipments of shrimp because of banned antibiotics. Japan blocked tea and spinach, citing excessive antibiotic residue. And South Korea banned fermented cabbage after finding parasites in some shipments. As globalization of the food supply progresses, "the food gets more anonymous and gradually you get into a situation where you don't know where exactly it came from and you get more vulnerable to poor quality," said Michiel Keyzer, director of the Centre for World Food Studies at Vrije University in Amsterdam, who researches China's exports to the European Union. Chinese authorities, while conceding the country has many safety problems, have claimed other countries' assessments of products are sometimes "not accurate" and have implied the bans may be politically motivated, aimed at protecting domestic companies that compete with Chinese businesses. China's State FDA, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Agriculture, which along with other government agencies share responsibility for monitoring food and drug safety, this week declined to answer written questions faxed to them. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/24/AR2007042402539.html

A professor and a graduate student in University of the Pacific's chemistry department have developed a new method of determining if pet food has been contaminated. Professor O. David Sparkman and student Teresa Vail used a mass spectrometer connected to a DART, or direct analysis in real time, device to determine that a recalled can of dog food contained melamine, a chemical used in plastic furniture, cookware and fertilizers. http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070425/A_NEWS/704250325

The industrial chemical that triggered a nationwide pet food recall and is blamed for killing more than a dozen dogs and cats has gotten into the feed at a hog farm in Western North Carolina, state officials said Tuesday. http://www.charlotte.com/217/story/98015.html

Salvaged pet food contaminated with an industrial chemical was sent to hog farms in California and five other states, federal health officials said Tuesday. Officials were trying to determine whether hogs in New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah and Ohio also may have eaten the tainted food. The FDA said the urine of some hogs tested positive for the chemical melamine in North Carolina and South Carolina as well as California. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/04/25/MNGGSPF0JP1.DTL

Common ingredients in scores of human foods will be tested for melamine, the chemical found in recalled pet foods, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. The grain-based protein products to be tested, all imported from China, include wheat gluten, corn gluten, corn meal, soy protein, rice bran and rice protein concentrate, said David Acheson, FDA's chief medical officer. While the names might seem obscure, the products they go into are not. They include baby formulas, breads, pasta, cereals, pizza doughs, protein shakes, energy bars and some vegetarian foods. The FDA announcement late Tuesday afternoon came hours after members of Congress criticized the agency at a hearing for not doing enough to protect the food supply. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/2007-04-24-fda-pet-food-probe_N.htm

Governments should consider proposals to put a huge barrier in space to block sunlight if conventional efforts to curb rising temperatures don't succeed, says a draft report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=56541f64-2de6-4db9-aebc-bfbf12fda9c5

Dirty Beijing air? Make rain. China has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on it. It's even created an Institute for Weather Modification. http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2007/04/24/PM200704246.html

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NVIC CALIFORNIA ACTION ALERT Wednesday, April 25, 2007, at 1:30 p.m. there will be a hearing in the California State Assembly Committee on Education to vote on Assembly Bill 16 (AB 16). This bill was originally an HPV mandate but was unable to advance and has now been gutted and amended to remove HPV language and replace it with much more dangerous language. With only two days public notice, this bill was rammed through the Assembly Health Committee last week on a vote of 10- 4.AB 16 WOULD REMOVE THE POWER FROM THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE TO APPROVE NEW VACCINE MANDATES AND HAND IT OVER TO STATE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS. ALL NEW VACCINES RECOMMENDED BY THE CDC FOR CHILDREN WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY MANDATED FIVE YEARS LATER. Citizens would not be able to speak through their elected representatives and stop a new vaccine mandate, such as HPV vaccine, or stop any other new vaccine recommended by the CDC from being mandated.AB 16 REMOVES THE MEDICAL EXEMPTION, RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION AND PHILOSOPHICAL EXEMPTION TO VACCINATION AND REPLACES IT WITH A PARENTAL "BELIEF" EXEMPTION WHICH HAS NO CONSTITUTIONAL OR LEGAL DEFENSE IF IT IS ELIMINATED IN THE FUTURE. Removal of medical exemption implies there are no medical reasons to exempt and leaves doctors as enforcers of government policy without any moral or legal responsibility for preventing vaccine injuries and deaths. Removal of religious exemption ignores the validity of deeply held religious beliefs opposing vaccination and the right to religious freedom, which is protected under the First Amendment. Exemption for philosophical or conscientiously held beliefs also has more legal standing than undefined parental "beliefs."IF PASSED, THIS KIND OF LEGISLATION COULD SET PRECEDENT FOR OTHER STATES TO FOLLOW.In a democracy, we elect men and women who will listen to our concerns and vote for laws which reflect the will of the majority of citizens. When our elected officials hand over power to unelected government officials, they usually do it so they can ignore the voice of the people and impose laws on citizens against their will.Rick Rollens, co-founder of the MIND Institute at UC- Davis and father of a vaccine injured autistic son, will be testifying against AB 16 tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. in Room 4202 of the State Capitol in Sacramento, CA.If you want to make your views known about this bill, following is a list of those on the Committee who will vote on the bill tomorrow.California State Assembly Committee On Education MembersCommittee Jurisdiction: Primary jurisdictions are education generally, certificated employees of schools, school finance, and school facilities.Committee MembersGene Mullin - ChairDistrict Dem-19Phone (916) 319-2019E-mail Assemblymember.mullinMartin Garrick - Vice ChairDistrict Rep-74Phone (916) 319-2074E-mail Assemblymember.GarrickJulia BrownleyDistrict Dem-41Phone (916) 319-2041E-mail Assemblymember.BrownleyJoe CotoDistrict Dem-23Phone (916) 319-2023E-mail Assemblymember.cotoMike EngDistrict Dem-49Phone (916) 319-2049E-mail Assemblymember.EngLoni HancockDistrict Dem-14Phone (916) 319-2014E-mail Assemblymember.hancockBob HuffDistrict Rep-60Phone (916) 319-2060E-mail Assemblymember.huffBetty KarnetteDistrict Dem-54Phone (916) 319-2054E-mail Assemblymember.KarnetteAlan NakanishiDistrict Rep-10Phone (916) 319-2010E-mail Assemblymember.nakanishiJose SolorioDistrict Dem-69Phone (916) 319-2069E-mail Assemblymember.solorio