Re: An Alert from the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians

[Guest guest]

From: karen.howard@...( ) Date: Tue, Feb 16,

2010, 4:14pm

An Alert from the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians

McCain/Dorgan Legislation Threatens Access to Supplements

Take Action!

Contact Your Senator Today!:

http://capwiz.com/naturopathic/issues/alert/?alertid=14692986 & queueid=[capwiz:qu\

eue_id]

On February 3, 2010, Senators McCain and Byron Dorgan introduced S.

3002, a bill entitled, The Dietary Supplement Safety Act.  The

ostensible purpose of the bill is to make dietary supplements " safer, "

despite the fact that dietary supplements are already hundreds of times

safer than either prescription or over-the-counter drugs.  

 

Congress has been holding hearings on steroid abuse for the past few

years, and recently the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has gotten

involved in the debate regarding the illegal use of steroids.   This

legislation, backed by Major League Baseball and Major League Football,

will do little to quell the illegal use of steroids or address the

highly inadequate drug testing standards that have prompted

Congressional investigations and threatened elimination of the

industry's anti-trust exemptions.  Instead, this bill would severely

limit consumer access to dietary supplements. 

 

Existing law allows for the government to ban illegal substances, remove

adulterated product from the market, and ensure the safety of

supplements.  The addition of a steroid to a supplement makes it an

unapproved or misbranded drug - not a supplement.   FDA and the Drug

Enforcement Agency (DEA) have full legal authority, if not the financial

resources, to enforce current law and successfully combat this

problem. 

 

Naturopathic doctors are the only physician-level experts on

supplementation.  It is essential that you contact your United States

Senators today to share that expertise and ask them to oppose passage of

this legislation.  Naturopathic patients should also act today, and

let their Senators know that your health is contingent on your ability

to access the quality products recommended by your naturopathic doctor.

Take Action!

http://capwiz.com/naturopathic/issues/alert/?alertid=14692986 & queueid=[capwiz:qu\

eue_id]

[Guest guest]

From: karen.howard@...( ) Date: Tue, Feb 16,

2010, 4:14pm

An Alert from the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians

McCain/Dorgan Legislation Threatens Access to Supplements

Take Action!

Contact Your Senator Today!:

http://capwiz.com/naturopathic/issues/alert/?alertid=14692986 & queueid=[capwiz:qu\

eue_id]

On February 3, 2010, Senators McCain and Byron Dorgan introduced S.

3002, a bill entitled, The Dietary Supplement Safety Act.  The

ostensible purpose of the bill is to make dietary supplements " safer, "

despite the fact that dietary supplements are already hundreds of times

safer than either prescription or over-the-counter drugs.  

 

Congress has been holding hearings on steroid abuse for the past few

years, and recently the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has gotten

involved in the debate regarding the illegal use of steroids.   This

legislation, backed by Major League Baseball and Major League Football,

will do little to quell the illegal use of steroids or address the

highly inadequate drug testing standards that have prompted

Congressional investigations and threatened elimination of the

industry's anti-trust exemptions.  Instead, this bill would severely

limit consumer access to dietary supplements. 

 

Existing law allows for the government to ban illegal substances, remove

adulterated product from the market, and ensure the safety of

supplements.  The addition of a steroid to a supplement makes it an

unapproved or misbranded drug - not a supplement.   FDA and the Drug

Enforcement Agency (DEA) have full legal authority, if not the financial

resources, to enforce current law and successfully combat this

problem. 

 

Naturopathic doctors are the only physician-level experts on

supplementation.  It is essential that you contact your United States

Senators today to share that expertise and ask them to oppose passage of

this legislation.  Naturopathic patients should also act today, and

let their Senators know that your health is contingent on your ability

to access the quality products recommended by your naturopathic doctor.

Take Action!

http://capwiz.com/naturopathic/issues/alert/?alertid=14692986 & queueid=[capwiz:qu\

eue_id]