Well, I received a follow up email from Senator Durbin that made me feel so loved, protected, and warm and cozy… are you sick yet?
Dear Ms. Pagan:
Thank you for contacting me regarding the Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010 (S. 3002). I appreciate hearing from you.
Dietary supplements are safely consumed by millions of Americans every day. I take a multivitamin every morning. The vast majority of these supplements do not result in harm to the consumer and have been safely used in the marketplace for many years.
Senator McCain of Arizona introduced the Dietary Supplement Safety Act to require dietary supplement manufacturers to register with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and fully disclose the ingredients of their products. If the ingredients are not approved by the FDA, the products would be subject to removal from the marketplace. Manufacturers would be required to report all adverse reactions and to demonstrate to the FDA that new dietary ingredients are safe.
I have heard from constituents who wonder why Congress is considering additional legislation when most dietary supplements are perfectly safe and may be beneficial. Sadly, some manufacturers do not put the safety of their customers first. Reputable manufacturers with safe products have nothing to hide. At the same time, I understand your concerns that increasing FDA’s authority to regulate supplements may limit consumer access to some products. I will keep your concerns in mind as this legislation is discussed on the Senate floor.
Thank you again for your message. Please feel free to keep in touch.
Sincerely,
Richard J. Durbin
United States Senator
So, what does this say to you? To me it says he’s signing it anyway, but thanks for contacting me. I’ll let you know when my next fundraiser is.
Sorry Dick. The price of my vitamins will go up substantially due to this stupid legislation. And if the FDA hasn’t ‘approved’ a substance, you won’t be able to get it at all. You know all those nutrients where no RDA has been established? Gone folks!
That means -
Grapeseed extract, CoQ10, Seratonin, Lycopene, L-Arginine, St. John’s Wort, and a whole long list of popular supplements will be gone in a flash.
The FDA has been waiting for this ever since they started their vendetta against supplements in the 1950s.
If everyone ate healthy and took supplements, we wouldn’t have much need for big pharma or the FDA, would we?
How many deaths are there from supplements? How many deaths are there from FDA approved medications?
Tell me again Senator what exactly you’re protecting me from…
Yeah, that leaves me feeling so protected. The FDA is the laughing stock of the world.
The only thing the FDA protects is big industry profits. Its apparently true of our Congress too.
I seriously will not vote for anyone who signs this stupid bill. I’m fed up!
I think this election we should vote out pretty much everyone and start over. What do you think?