House - UPDATE TO S 1082

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Send this letter asap to your reps and senators plse:

 

HR 1561 (senate bill S.1082) - Please Amend to Protect Dietary

Supplements

May 16, 2007

The Honorable (Representative or Senator First and Last Name)

Address

 

Dear Representative (or Senator) Last Name;

 

The Senate has recently passed bill S1082, commonly known as the FDA

Revitalization Act. I am concerned that the legislation, as

currently written, opens the door for considerable regulatory

confusion enabling the FDA to use this legislation to undermine my

access to safe and effective dietary supplements.

 

There must be no confusing the safety of drugs and the safety of

food and food ingredients -- which are governed by different laws. I

am sure you and other members of Congress are not intending to

create such concern among the 150 million Americans who rely on

dietary supplements to assist their health, and this matter is

easily corrected with the following amendment, which will not in any

way stop the FDA from identifying truly contaminated food that poses

a risk to human health.

 

Changes in Existing Law

 

The following provides a print of the existing statute or part or

section thereof to be amended or replaced (existing law proposed to

be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, existing law in which no

change is proposed is shown in roman):

 

CHAPTER IV -- FOOD

 

SEC. 402

(f) --

(1) If it is a dietary supplement or contains a dietary ingredient

that --

(A) presents a significant [or unreasonable] risk of illness or

injury under --

(i) conditions of use recommended or suggested in labeling, or

(ii) if no conditions of use are suggested or recommended in the

labeling, under ordinary conditions of use:

 

Changes in Proposed Bills

 

Proposed amendment to S 1082 and HR 1561:

 

The bills are hereby amended to prohibit the Foundation or Institute

from evaluating the health benefit or efficacy of foods, dietary

ingredients, and dietary supplements and to limit review of foods,

dietary ingredients and dietary supplements to a determination of

whether they are safe. In assessing whether dietary ingredients and

dietary supplements are safe, the Foundation or Institute shall not

compare product risks with health benefits or efficacy. Instead, the

Foundation or Institute shall determine whether the product presents

a significant risk of illness or injury under conditions of use

recommended or suggested in labeling, or if no conditions of use are

recommended or suggested in labeling, under ordinary conditions of

use.

 

Please help preserve my rights and support this amendment.

 

Sincerely,

(Your name here)