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Saturday, May 19, 2007 12:05 PM

Citizens for Health ACTION ALERT: NY State Senate Bill S938

Threatens Consumer Access

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Yorkers' Access to Supplements Under Attack!

 

For release: May 18, 2007

 

Back in March we reported that there was a set of bills in the state

legislature that take aim at consumers by targeting all supplement companies

that sell into New York, which is virtually every manufacturer that exists.

(Click here to read the an editorial on these bills by CFH Senior Policy

Advisor James Gormley).

A companion bill in the state senate introduced by Senator Kenneth P.

LaValle, S938, would require manufacturers and distributors of dietary and

nutritional supplements to include a statement on every package indicating

whether or not the product has been tested by the FDA.

 

 

http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/Citizens/campaign.jsp?campaig\

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Click above to preserve your access to supplements!

 

 

 

 

What the Bill Proposes

 

 

 

 

Senate Bill S938 proposes to give the state the authority to set new

standards for dietary supplements apart from the federal government. This

authority would result in an unwarranted and unnecessary double standard for

dietary supplement manufacturers and retailers who sell products in New York

by requiring a special label just for one state, making this bill not just

bad for consumers, but bad for the state of New York.

 

This bill is not only dangerous, but unnecessary as well because:

 

 

 

 

a.. Sufficient federal standards already exist,, making S938 redundant;

b.. Manufacturers of dietary supplements already do routine product

testing for purity;

c.. The track record of the safety of supplements is well-established.

http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/Citizens/campaign.jsp?campaig\

n_KEY=11407

 

Click above to tell your state senator you don't want your tax dollars

wasted on dangerous and unnecessary legislation!

The Potential Consequences

 

Several manufacturers who currently sell dietary supplements in New York

could possibly stop selling these products in the state if S938 becomes law.

Those who continue to manufacture and sell products in New York could pass

on these additional costs to New York retailers and, ultimately, consumers

like you. Additionally, this bill would result in shrinking tax revenues

since consumers would be much more likely to buy products from neighboring

states and the Internet. Lower sales, of course, would eventually lead to

rising unemployment among New York dietary supplement manufacturers and the

NY retail stores that sell dietary supplements as well.

 

That is why Citizens for Health joins with the National Nutritional Foods

Association-East in strongly opposing this bill, and urge you to do the

same. There is a good chance this bill could come to a vote quickly so time

is of the essence - when you send your comments to your state senator, be

sure to fill in the " tell-a-friend " page and forward this alert to anyone

you know in New York who doesn't want their tax dollars squandered on

legislation that us bad for consumers, the economy, and the state.

 

http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/Citizens/campaign.jsp?campaig\

n_KEY=11407

 

Click above to take action now!

 

Thanks for staying invovled in the fight!

 

The Citizens for Health Team

 

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