IAHF List:

This just in from Norm Singleton in Congressman Paul's office: the
people who are pushing the bad AER bill are frustrated that Boehner
hasn't put it on the calendar, so they might try attaching it as a
rider to the NIH Reauthorization bill (a voluminous piece of
legislation.)

WHAT WE MUST DO-

In addition to taking the steps discussed in the last alert (also
sent out today: http://www.ymlp.com/pubarchive_show_message.php?
jham+538) Please ALSO call your congressman via 202-225-3121 Capital
Switchboard 24/7, and tell them this:

"I want to kill HR 6168, the Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription
Drug Consumer Protection Act and understand that some are frustrated
that Congressman Boehner (pronounced Bayner) hasn't put it on the
calendar, so some are trying to attach it as a RIDER to the NIH
REAUTHORIZATION BILL. DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN!! This bill badly needs
a hearing. There is language in it that must be changed. Do not pass
it in the middle of the night attached to something as thick as the
Manhatten telephone directory unless you want me to work tirelessly
against you for the rest of your career til you are driven from
office."
HR 6168 MUST BE KILLED!!

"A large sector of the Dietary Supplement industry including Solgar,
Nutraceutical Corp, Nature's Plus, Life Extension Foundation,
Wellness Resources and many other companies oppose HR6168 Dietary
Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act. This
legislation has nothing in it to determine causality of an Adverse
event. Safe dietary supplements would be wrongly blamed for problems
actually caused by pharmaceutical drugs taken concurrently with one
or more dietary supplements- and there would be no medical or
scientific review required by FDA before they could release the
flawed "data" released by this witch hunt. This would be a trial
lawyers dream, but its not good government and it would do nothing to
protect the public health. There must be hearings on this
legislation, and there must be changes made to its language before it
would actually serve its intended purpose. Do not ram it through on
us during the lame d uck- if you do, you will enrage the millions of
dietary supplements who flooded congress with more mail during the
campaign to pass DSHEA than Congress ever received in its history on
ANY issue."

For Health Freedom, John C. Hammell, President International
Advocates for Health Freedom 556 Boundary Bay Road Point Roberts, WA
98281-8702 USA http://www.iahf.com jham@... 800-333-2553
N.America 360-945-0352 World