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Islander
05-24-12, 09:06 AM
Alliance for Natural Health
via e-mail
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Senator Dick Durbin is once again attempting to get rid of your supplements, and it may happen today, unless you act NOW.

There is an FDA bill before the Senate that is relatively uncontroversial, but it’s considered a “must-pass” bill. Sen. Durbin is planning to offer a last-minute amendment to that bill, slipping it in under the radar and piggy-backing it on a bill that will go through without debate. This amendment will destroy DSHEA—the law that protects your supplements from unnecessary government intrusion and regulation.

The amendment says, among other things, that supplement companies must register their products with the FDA within 30 days, or they will be considered “misbranded” and companies will be subject to outrageous financial penalties, possibly even jail time. To avoid this, many companies will simply remove their supplements from the shelves until they are able to comply with the new requirement.


That’s right. Thirty days after this law goes into effect, many supplements will disappear.


There are several other dirty tricks this amendment will do. We need you to contact your senators IMMEDIATELY and tell them to vote NO on the Durbin dietary supplement amendment.

We can’t express how dangerous this amendment is, or how urgent it is that you take action NOW.


CLICK HERE TO TAKE ACTION! (http://aahf.convio.net/site/R?i=ROa3yN2oT-bApSlbNZFxrQ)
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Reesacat
05-24-12, 11:04 AM
Done!

Jane Chitty
05-24-12, 11:07 AM
Ditto...but is urget a new word?!

bmc65
05-24-12, 11:10 AM
Signed.

Islander
05-24-12, 01:04 PM
Wow. I copied & pasted the headline without really looking...as you can see. Blame ANH!

And thanks, everyone. This affects us all!

mellowsong
05-24-12, 02:44 PM
Done!

highlander
05-24-12, 03:01 PM
check

Maurya
05-24-12, 10:21 PM
Did that!

Aaltrude
05-24-12, 11:36 PM
Once again, you needed to be a US citizen to sign. Why do they not realise that there a lot more people than just those who live in the US who will be affected. Supplements from the US are sent to many corners of the world. At least it has failed.

Jane Chitty
05-25-12, 01:53 AM
You can borrow a zip code from a US friend and use that. I always use my daughter's zip code.

Aaltrude
05-25-12, 02:06 AM
I had thought of that but by the time I was in a position to follow that up, the good news had come through.

Jane Chitty
05-25-12, 05:28 AM
Well the good intention was there and the result great so everyone is happy!

Jane Chitty
05-25-12, 05:30 AM
Actually, borrowing that zip code back fired because my son-in-law asked me recently why was I receiving letters in the post from Californian congressmen!

highlander
05-25-12, 06:54 PM
Just make up a U.S. address (that's believable). I don't even use my actual address because I don't want to receive the mail. I never use a real phone number either (when required) and I never use my real name.

Julieanne
05-26-12, 04:52 AM
highlander, I'm not sure if this works - depends how careful they are about checking the petitions. I know of petitions that have been thrown out because of too many fake names and double signings (in Oz).

highlander
05-26-12, 07:50 PM
Well I only sign once, use a normal name (the same name every time), and I use a legit email address. I just don't want to be contacted via mail or phone which means I uncheck any boxes that say they'll send me info, etc. I do get emails from senators, etc. and that's fine. I've always been uncomfortable with being too open on the Internet.

Islander
05-26-12, 10:52 PM
I hear you, Highlander. I have a separate e-mail account just for the Internet-related stuff.