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Month: May 2010
Supplements In The Senate—Again!
The Senate Special Committee on Aging is chaired by Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI). The Committee may be about to take some potshots at supplements during a hearing scheduled for tomorrow, May 26. Everyone involved is being very hush-hush on what they’ll be discussing, but we have learned of several items on the agenda.
Success! Waxman’s Anti-Supplement Measure Excluded From Senate “Wall St. Reform” Bill! But Fight Is Not Over
This victory was largely due to you, our supporters, who flooded Senate offices with thousands of emails and phone calls. But the fight isn’t over yet—and our new Action Alert has all the details.
Did Waxman Author The “Waxman” Amendment? A Critic Says No. Here Is The Evidence Behind Our Claim That Waxman Did Author The Amendment
Here is The Evidence Behind our Claim That He Did.
Nanotechnology: New Threat to Organic Foods
Nanotechnology has no place in organic food. Like genetic modification, it is the antithesis of the organic concept.
U.S. Institute of Medicine Study Urges New Approach to Regulating Supplements – Big Pharma Influenced Doctors Get it Wrong Again
There are lots of studies. Why is this one important? The U.S. Institute of Medicine represents the heart of the medical establishment. Congress listens to it. The President listens to it. The FDA listens to it.
Latest European Court of Justice Ruling on Supplements: Comme ci, Comme ça
An important ruling was recently handed down by the European Court of Justice in April about supplement regulation.
Your Voice Is Heard In The Senate – Let’s Redouble Our Efforts To Keep Waxman’s Anti-Supplement FTC Language Out of The Senate Bill!
Many thousands of you have taken action though our website and requested your Senators not to include Waxman’s dangerous FTC power expansion measure in the Senate version of the Wall Street Reform bill. We are pleased to report that the Senate is listening!
Genetically Modified Foods: More Reason to Avoid Them; Why They Threaten Organic Agriculture
If you doubt that Genetically Modified (GM) foods pose a health threat, you’ll want to read this post.
A BPA Ban In The Food Safety Bill?
Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) is working hard to add an amendment to the Food Safety Bill that would ban BPA in food containers. We oppose the Food Safety Bill but welcome Senator Feinstein’s proposed amendment.