Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act...

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Hi everybody!!

I just read this a few minutes ago and I thought it was very

important. Risa is a patient w/cf that uses GSH and has done this

website to help, inform and let other people that are using GSH tell

their story.

Below is what she posted.

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Please Read this Email and see if you can help us

Posted by Risa on 8/16/2003, 12:08 pm

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>

> > : Under Attack again (ICAK)

> > >

> > >

> > > Your hard-won natural health freedoms as guaranteed by the

Dietary

> > > Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994 have come

under

> > > attack by the political allies of pharmaceutical interest

groups.

> > >

> > > As a result of the negative media attention surrounding the

herbal

> > > supplement ephedra, a new Senate bill, the " Dietary Supplement

Safety

> > > Act, " has been introduced. If passed, this bill would amend

DSHEA so

> > > that the FDA could arbitrarily ban your access to dietary

supplements!

> > > In addition, the bill would subject safe and effective natural

therapies

> > > to approval standards more stringent than those for

pharmaceutical

> > > drugs.

> > >

> > > The Dr. Rath Health Foundation is alerting you about the

existence of

> > > this unconstitutional bill so you can take immediate action by

voicing

> > > your protest to the government leaders voting on it, your local

> > > political representatives, the FDA and the Department of Health

and

> > > Human Services, which has gone on record with its support of the

> > > so-called Dietary Supplement Safety Act.

> > >

> > > The time to act is now! This new bill may be voted on as early

as

next

> > > week!

> > >

> > > WHAT YOU CAN DO TO DEFEND DSHEA:

> > > 1. Forward this e-mail to at least 10 people who live in your

state or

> > > the states of members of this committee.

> > >

> > > 2. Call the Capitol switchboard at or committee

members

> > > directly at the numbers listed below.

> > >

> > > 3. Ask for your Senator by name and the switchboard operator

will

patch

> > > you through to his/her office. When you reach your Senator's

office,

> > > ask to leave a message for the Senator.

> > >

> > > 4. Use the talking points below or deliver a personal message.

Be

sure

> > > to insist on leaving your name and address, and ask for a

letter back.

> > > As a constituent, you deserve to know how your Senator will act

on

your

> > > request.

> > >

> > > HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN SAY:

> > > I'm calling to ask the Senator to vote against any amendment to

the

> > > appropriations bill that will limit my right to use safe,

affordable,

> > > health-promoting dietary supplements.

> > >

> > > I believe more needs to be done to ensure that:

> > >

> > > The Food and Drug Administration enforces the current law.

> > >

> > > The Government doesn't limit the freedom of choice of American

consumers

> > > when it comes to their health. Safe, effective and affordable

dietary

> > > supplements should not be unfairly singled out.

> > >

> > > I would like the Senator to write me back to tell me how he/she

voted

on

> > > any dietary supplement amendment to the appropriations bill.

Thank

you.

> > >

> > >

> > > U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

> > >

> > > C. Shelby ®, Alabama

> > >

> > >

> > > Ted s, Chairman ®, Alaska

> > >

> > >

> > > Dianne Feinstein (D), California

> > >

> > >

> > > Ben Nighthorse ®, Colorado

> > >

> > >

> > > K. Inouye (D), Hawaii

> > >

> > >

> > > Larry Craig ®, Idaho

> > >

> > >

> > > Tom Harkin (D), Iowa

> > >

> > >

> > > Sam Brownback ®, Kansas

> > >

> > >

> > > Mitch McConnell ®, Kentucky

> > >

> > >

> > > L. Landrieu (D), Louisiana

> > >

> > >

> > > Barbara A. Mikulski (D), land

> > >

> > >

> > > Thad Cochran ®, Mississippi

> > >

> > >

> > > S. Bond ®, Missouri

> > >

> > >

> > > Conrad Burns ®, Montana

> > >

> > >

> > > Harry Reid (D), Nevada

> > >

> > >

> > > Judd Gregg ®, New Hampshire

> > >

> > >

> > > Pete V. Domenici ®, New Mexico

> > >

> > >

> > > Byron L. Dorgan (D), North Dakota

> > >

> > >

> > > Mike Dewine ®, Ohio

> > >

> > >

> > > Arlen Specter ®, Pennsylvania

> > >

> > >

> > > Ernest F. Hollings (D), South Carolina

> > >

> > >

> > > Tim (D), South Dakota

> > >

> > >

> > > Kay Hutchison ®, Texas

> > >

> > >

> > > F. ®, Utah

> > >

> > >

> > > J. Leahy (D), Vermont

> > >

> > >

> > > Patty Murray (D), Washington

> > >

> > >

> > > C. Byrd (D), Ranking Minority Member, West Virginia

> > >

> > >

> > > Herb Kohl (D), Wisconsin

> > >

> > >