Should have the right???
We already have the right.
Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights, SHALL NOT be construed to DENY OR DISPARAGE others retained by the people.
The "people" have the "retained" right to ingest the chemicals of their choice in the quantities of their choice, for the reasons of their choice.
Very worrisome, vague wording. There goes protein powder out the window. And all protein, for that matter. Will they outlaw chicken beef and turkey too?
According to the specific wording of HR.3377, a “supplement” under the DSHEA would be amended to say any product that “does not bear or contain an herb or other botanical, an amino acid or a dietary substance used by man to supplement the diet by increasing the total dietary intake”.
this wording is unclear to me. Does this mean that amino acids are OK or not? Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA?)
As far as I'm concerned the DEA can stick to monitoring supplement manufacturing facilities for cleanliness. They don't even do that very well.
A key thrust of this legislation is to assist pharmaceutical companies in ridding themselves of competition...competition in the form of comparatively inexpensive nutritional supplements that are increasingly demonstrating effectiveness in helping to maintain health and prevent/treat various disease conditions...when taken in appropriate concentrations.
Some of these bills (similar to those being adopted by the EU) would allow some (but not all) subtances to continue to be sold, but only in concentrations that would force one to buy/consume perhaps hundreds of capsules to get the equivalent dosage that can currently be obtained in 2-3 capsules.
Follow the money...
I do think some regulation is in order - like when you overdose on those penis enlargement pills...
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Imagine what would happen if we could do the same to the drug industry? Aspirins give me headaches, should that mean it's banned for people who don't get headaches from it? This is absurd, and dangerous. How can we stop this thing?
Any time you see Tom Harkin or Dick Durbin's name attached to ANY legislation, you KNOW it's to further the socialist agenda.
Let's ban Prozac, too. There have been many adverse events. Ohh, I forgot, Prozac benefits politically connected drug companies, while unregulated supplements are a threat to them.
While we're at it, we'd better add water to the list, too. Water poisoning sometimes afflicts overzealous exercisers who drink too much of the suspicious stuff.
Dang. And I thought the opprossevive nanny state thing was atleast domestically inspired.