Help Stop Supplement Regulation-Contact Your Senators Today

April 30, 2010

Stop the Senate From Regulating Supplements!

Ask Your Senator to Oppose Any Amendment to S. 3217 That Would Give the

FTC Unchecked Powers

The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173),

recently passed in the House of Representatives, includes language that goes

far beyond finance reform. This provision, inserted by Congressman Henry

Waxman (D-CA), would burden the nutritional supplement industry with costly,

meddlesome, and unnecessary regulations.

The Senate is expected to vote on the finance " reform " bill as early as

this weekend. Your immediate help is needed to get rid of this absurd

addition, which threatens our access to nutritional supplements.

Why Should We Oppose This Bill?

The Waxman provision would give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

important new powers that could be used to circumvent key protections in the

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). The FTC could use such

powers to impose new and crippling advertising guidelines -including a

requirement that supplement companies perform at least two human studies before

making any claims for their products.

Insisting that supplements be treated like drugs would not enhance public

health or safety. Furthermore, it would be absolutely detrimental to the

viability of the supplement industry and a further drag on our struggling

economy.

How You Can Help

We need your help to stop this burdensome regulation. Please urge your

senators not to support any amendment that would give the FTC unchecked

regulatory powers. _Click here_

R3My) to go to the Alliance for Natural

Health website. Just put in your name and address and click " send message "

to send a free e-mail letting your Senators know that you oppose any

legislation that would regulate dietary supplements. Take action now!

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