Are My Supplements Safe?
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FDA Back Channel Lets Pharma Turn Nutrients Into Drugs
Supplements become drugs and you pay. Tell FDA- Not this time! Action Alert! By failing to complete a key supplement policy, the…
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Food and dietary supplements are the cornerstone of natural medicine. Mountains of evidence attest both to their safety and their ability to improve health. Yet for decades, the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry have been waging war against food and supplements. Why? Because they threaten their bottom line.
Do you want government cronies and special interests to eliminate your access to supplements? Help us fight back!
Did you know:
• We helped pass the Dietary Supplement Health And Education Act (DSHEA), the law under which supplements are regulated.
We helped establish the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, which, under the federal National Institutes of Health (NIH) undertakes research, does training, and disseminates data about supplements and integrative health to the public.
• We Filed Nine Precedent-Setting Lawsuits Against FDA to set the legal foundation for additional qualified health claims.
Due to Big Pharma’s political influence in Washington, there have been many attempts in Congress to restrict consumer access to dietary supplements—like Sen. Dick Durbin’s amendment to the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, or Sens. Durbin and Henry Waxman’s amendment to the Dodd Frank Act. With the help of our members, we’ve been successful at beating back these bills and preserving Americans’ access to dietary supplements.
Supplements become drugs and you pay. Tell FDA- Not this time! Action Alert! By failing to complete a key supplement policy, the…