Post by misty on May 11, 2007 18:57:52 GMT -5
I got this in my e-mail from an Herbal Dog group I belong to. Have any of you heard anything about this?
The FDA is about to promulgate* a rule whereby all natural supplements
and substances, including water in some cases, will become regulated
drugs which you will be able to obtain only by prescription from an
allopathic doctor
(an M. D.) Your right to treat yourself, take what you want when you
want, to control your own body in this way will be violated.
This is quite an emergency. We need to call our Congresspersons and
Senators quickly to stop this--and it absolutely has to be stopped.
FDA also has a comment period until May 29; the phone number is
1-800-216-7331.
The case docket number is 2006D-0480; it should be mentioned when calling.
There is also a comment form at:
www.accessda ta.fda.gov/ scripts/oc/ dockets/comments /COMMENTSMain. CFM?EC_DOCUMENT_ ID=1451&SUBTYP= CONTINUE& CID=&AGENCY= FDA
All individual choice and natural treatment options will be gone if
this rule goes into effect. The supplement industry that millions of
people depend on for natural health options will go out of
business almost overnight.
The supplements available then will only be ones made by
prarmaceutical companies, and will likely be of extremely poor quality.
You can get contact info for your Reps. and Senators at www.house.gov
and www.senate.gov. Even if the rule goes into effect, Congress can
pass a law
overturning it at any time, so it's still very much worth contacting
your representatives in Washington.
Sincerely,
Scott Darby
*Promulgation (of executive branch rules): an unconstitutional process
where Congress long ago illegally delegated its lawmaking power to
executive branch agencies, such as the FDA, which issue regulations
having the force of law.
The legislative power was granted to Congress in the Constitution, not
the Executive Branch, which the FDA is a part of.
The FDA is about to promulgate* a rule whereby all natural supplements
and substances, including water in some cases, will become regulated
drugs which you will be able to obtain only by prescription from an
allopathic doctor
(an M. D.) Your right to treat yourself, take what you want when you
want, to control your own body in this way will be violated.
This is quite an emergency. We need to call our Congresspersons and
Senators quickly to stop this--and it absolutely has to be stopped.
FDA also has a comment period until May 29; the phone number is
1-800-216-7331.
The case docket number is 2006D-0480; it should be mentioned when calling.
There is also a comment form at:
www.accessda ta.fda.gov/ scripts/oc/ dockets/comments /COMMENTSMain. CFM?EC_DOCUMENT_ ID=1451&SUBTYP= CONTINUE& CID=&AGENCY= FDA
All individual choice and natural treatment options will be gone if
this rule goes into effect. The supplement industry that millions of
people depend on for natural health options will go out of
business almost overnight.
The supplements available then will only be ones made by
prarmaceutical companies, and will likely be of extremely poor quality.
You can get contact info for your Reps. and Senators at www.house.gov
and www.senate.gov. Even if the rule goes into effect, Congress can
pass a law
overturning it at any time, so it's still very much worth contacting
your representatives in Washington.
Sincerely,
Scott Darby
*Promulgation (of executive branch rules): an unconstitutional process
where Congress long ago illegally delegated its lawmaking power to
executive branch agencies, such as the FDA, which issue regulations
having the force of law.
The legislative power was granted to Congress in the Constitution, not
the Executive Branch, which the FDA is a part of.
