X-Message-Number: 492.2
From: Saul Kent
Subject: appeal to oppose bill HR2597
E M E R G E N C Y A L E R T !
THE FDA IS TRYING TO TAKE AWAY
YOUR FREEDOM TO BUY VITAMINS
If a new Congressional bill (H.R. 2597) introduced by Representatives
Henry A. Waxman (of the 24th District in Los Angeles) and John D. Dingell
(of the 16th District in Michigan) becomes law, the FDA will have the power
to stop you from buying vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients from
health-food stores. If the FDA has its way, many nutrients such as
Coenzyme Q-10, the Mineral Orotates, and Germanium will be banned, and it
will only be possible to obtain nutrient products "approved" by the FDA with
a prescription from a medical doctor! Most MD's don't prescribe nutrients,
so it is likely that you may NEVER be able to obtain dietary supplements!
H.R. 2597 proposes to give the FDA broad sweeping new enforcement powers at a
time when the agency is routinely abusing its current powers by illegally
embargoing and seizing safe and healthful nutrients. Under H.R. 2597, the
FDA could impose fines on the owners of nutrient companies and health-food
stores of up to One Million Dollars for each act that the FDA decides is a
"violation" of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
The last time the FDA tried to gain control over the nutrient supplement
industry was in the 1970s, when they tried to get the authority to regulate
vitamins as prescription drugs. The only thing that stopped them was a
massive letter-writing campaign by people like yourself who wanted to retain
the freedom to purchase and use vitamins according to their own wishes!
There were more letters written to Congress in the early 1970s about
stopping the FDA from seizing control over vitamins than about any issue
other than the Vietnam war. The public outcry over the FDA's proposed
actions led to congressional hearings, culminating in the Proxmire Act of
1976, which stopped the FDA from regulating vitamins as drugs.
If H.R. 2597 is passed, the Proxmire Act will be repealed. The FDA will
proceed to regulate vitamins as drugs, destroy the health-food industry,
and eliminate every vestige of freedom of choice in healthcare in this
country. It is thus essential that you do the following to stop H.R. 2597
from becoming law.
1. Sign the attached Petition opposing H.R. 2597. Get everyone you know to
sign it and then mail it to The Life Extension Foundation. When
thousands of signatures have been collected, the Petition will be
presented to the President, to the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
and to key members of Congress.
2. Write, fax, call and visit Reps. Waxman and Dingell to voice your
opposition to H.R. 2597. Here is how to contact them. In Washington, D.C.:
Rep. Henry A. Waxman, 2418 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
20515, Phone: 202-225-3976 (FAX) 202-225-4099; Rep. John D. Dingell,
2328 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 - Phone 202-225-4071
(FAX) 202-225-7426. District Offices: Rep. Henry Waxman, 8425 W. 3rd St.,
Suite 400 (one block East of La Cienega Blvd.), Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 213-651-1040; Rep. John D. Dingell, 5465 Schaefer Ave., Dearborn,
MI 48126, Phone: 313-846-1276; and 214 E. Elm Ave., Suite 105, Monroe, MI
48161 - Phone: 313-243-1849.
3. Make photocopies of this EMERGENCY ALERT and the attached Petition (before
you sign it) and pass them on to everyone you know.
The time to act is now! If you wait any longer, you'll find that your
freedom to take vitamins will be gone. Prehaps forever. H.R. 2597 is the
greatest threat to freedom of choice in healthcare in history. It's up to
you to stop it!
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Please return signed petition to:
The Life Extension Foundation, P.O. Box 229120, Hollywood, FL 33022
C I T I Z E N S P E T I T I O N
We the undersigned are citizens of the United States of America. We hereby
petition the President of the United States, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, and members of Congress and urge them to oppose H.R. 2597,
the bill that proposes to give the U.S. Food And Drug Administration (FDA)
more enforcement power.
The FDA has been routinely abusing its current powers and illegally embargoing
and seizing safe and healthful nutrients. If H.R. 2597 is passed, the FDA
will be able to harass, bankrupt, and file criminal charges against anyone
in the healthcare industry -- without judicial authority! H.R. 2597 will make
the FDA judge, jury, and executioner, in direct violation of the 5th, 8th,
9th, 10th, and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. We urge you to
oppose H.R. 2597!
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