Friday, September 15, 2006

A Serious Attack on Nutritional Supplements

Immediate consumer action needed!!!  Vitamin-hating Senator Richard Durbin, along with former supplement supporters Senators Hatch and Harkin, are seeking to impose draconian Adverse Event Reporting requirements on supplement companies.  This legislation is intended to destroy the supplement industry. 

Hatch and Harkin receive money from Big Pharma and supplement industry spin groups now working with Big Pharma to instigate a sell out of health options and health freedom for Americans.  Big Pharma is seeking to buy and control the supplement industry.

Immediate action is needed by the consumer public to stop this insane bill from passing, which could happen any day.  The National Health Federation has written a press release summarizing the major problems with this legislation.  I have also written extensively on this subject.  Follow the links at the top of the left column of our homepage to voice your concerns.  We must flood Congress with opposition if we are to stop this bill.

FDA Advisory Panels are a Joke

The FDA advisory panels, a collection of mostly hand-picked industry friendly “experts,” have been used by the FDA to secure sales for Big Pharma in the face of serious adverse drug effects.  The FDA is often criticized for the clear financial connections to drug companies, pretending that such relationships have no impact on the objectivity of such panel members. 

Finally, the FDA is taking action.  They are removing an FDA panelist – because the drug company doesn’t like him!  Of course, this was done in a behind-the-back and backstabbing manner.