Say NO to the Irradiation of Supplements

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FDA Petition Filed Requesting Irradiation of Dietary Supplements:Join CFH and AHPA in Saying "NO" to Irradiation!

On December 17, 2007, Citizens for Health (CFH) joined with the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) in opposing a petition filed with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow the use of ionizing radiation for the control of microbial contamination on dietary supplements and dietary ingredients.

AHPA became aware of the petition when it was referenced in the preamble to FDA's final rule on current good manufacturing practice for dietary supplement on June 25, 2007.

 

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In requesting that the petition be denied, AHPA identified several concerns, including that because "proper handling of these ingredients under current good manufacturing practice is usually sufficient to ensure that dietary supplements are not subject to microbial contamination that presents any risk to the health of consumers of these products . . . there is generally no need for ionizing radiation as a treatment for this class of goods."

We have joined with AHPA because we know what you do - that dietary supplements have a strong track record of safety established over years, decades, and in some cases, centuries of use by people all aorund the world. The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) established that the law here in the United States affirms that supplements are considered safe unless proven otherwise. Yet the filers of the petition believe our supplements need to be bombarded by radiation at levels 3 to 30 times higher that is currently allowed for all but two food categories.

 

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Remember that now, as it has been at every point in our nation's history, if it were not for the dedication of the few, the vast majority of us would not enjoy the rights and freedoms we do. Your voice is needed now to preserve our access to food and supplements free from irradiation.

Thanks for taking action,

The Citizens for Health Team