Fda rocks!

[Vlynn]

Has rocks in their HEADS I mean!!! First the Rife machine, the e-cig, and now VITAMINS!! WTH!!!!! Where is the epidemic of vitamin pill fatalities? Seriously!?? I'm going to shut up now. Can't say anything nice don't say anything at all right..

Reject S. 3002 DSSA, The Food Supplement Criminalization Act

http://www.citizens.org/?page_id=1868

(Please forgive me if this is the wrong place to post this.. I just wanted as many people to see and sign this as possible.)

[xdunlapx]

I think what the bill is about is weight-loss "suppliments" not vitamins.

[whimzkool]

It is about vitamin supplements. Okay, so now do I start hoarding supplements too? Or, just give in to the nanny state, be a good girl, take FDA approved pharmaceuticals, and suck on analogs?

[Janetda]

I swear to God, we need to pass a law that requires that they eliminate 5 laws for every new law that is passed from now on. Then maybe they'll only go after the important stuff.

[Lab]

Originally Posted by whimzkool

It is about vitamin supplements. Okay, so now do I start hoarding supplements too? Or, just give in to the nanny state, be a good girl, take FDA approved pharmaceuticals, and suck on analogs?

do not take the fda approved stuff.. i see them on tv all the time a few months after they hit the shelves saying if you died from this join this lawsuit

[Vlynn]

whimzkool- "give in to the nanny state, be a good girl, take FDA approved pharmaceuticals, and suck on analogs?"

Maybe in THEIR perfect little world lol...


janetda- "I swear to God, we need to pass a law that requires that they eliminate 5 laws for every new law that is passed from now on. Then maybe they'll only go after the important stuff."

Freaken A!

[thomas_mikel]

Well for years companies have been able to sell you products that were not regulated or tested because they were called "dietary supplements". It was a huge loophole for them. Think about that next time you are in line at GNC or where ever buying a "supplement".

IMHO, this is probably one of the good things the government has done in the last 20 or so years. Do you think people should be able to package anything they want and sell it to you? The stuff that we take should be safe, in fact they need to crack down on the prescription drug market too. Too many negative health effects. I love all these commercials that have a list of side effects that are a mile long and way more threatening than the original problem the person is taking the pill for.

[Darmeen]

Originally Posted by thomas_mikel

I love all these commercials that have a list of side effects that are a mile long and way more threatening than the original problem the person is taking the pill for.

Oh yeah, I love those commercials "I have this cough" Side effects include rectal bleeding, kidney failure and in rare cases death!!!

I think I will stick with the cough thank you.

[Vlynn]

Originally Posted by thomas_mikel

Well for years companies have been able to sell you products that were not regulated or tested because they were called "dietary supplements". It was a huge loophole for them. Think about that next time you are in line at GNC or where ever buying a "supplement".



IMHO, this is probably one of the good things the government has done in the last 20 or so years. Do you think people should be able to package anything they want and sell it to you? The stuff that we take should be safe, in fact they need to crack down on the prescription drug market too. Too many negative health effects. I love all these commercials that have a list of side effects that are a mile long and way more threatening than the original problem the person is taking the pill for.

We're talking about my Fintsones and Vitamin C Chewables! lol If you are talking about dietary supplements such as herbal remedies on the other hand... the only reason those are not FDA approved is because they are naturally occurring substances, and a drug company can't patent a naturally occurring substance. So... no patent=no $$$$ -For example..Stevia and Ephedrine...read about why they were made illegal for years... and why they're back on the shelves today.

Another example.... Medical ......... has been proven effective in helping over 200 medical conditions... gosh wouldn't that throw a monkey wrench in big Pharmas sales ...soooo ... nope illegal... but hey we'll make our own synthetic version... so we can patent it and rake in the dough ...well here's what happened... After dogs on Nabilone started having convulsions and dropping dead, the first attempts at producing synthetic ... were scrapped. Enter Marinol, a drug never intended for human use and one with many dangerous side effects.



Bill Zimmerman, PhD, Executive Director of Americans for Medical Rights, wrote in a Nov. 15, 2001 email to ProCon.org:
"......... has been used as a medicinal herb for thousands of years, going back to ancient civilizations in Egypt, India and Africa. In all that time, up to and including the present day, there has NEVER been a report of a fatality directly due to the consumption of ..........

In contrast, over ONE THOUSAND people die annually in the US from an overdose of our most common non-prescription drug, aspirin. In addition, MANY THOUSANDS of deaths result from the legal prescription drugs."

Medical ......... is legal in 14 states now, 13 more states have pending legislation to legalize it... and no I don't smoke it... but my husband has epilepsy, and it is not legal in our state... so he's stuck taking the FDA approved RX that is ruining his teeth, causing him to have osteoporosis, and possibly frying his liver...not to mention the mile long list of other side effects that are constantly hanging over our heads.... and all at the young age of 36...



So, to your comment about cracking down on the prescription drug market... I couldn't agree more...

I'm Sorry if I seem cranky...it's so not directed at you... but with the possibility of the e-cig being banned... and the a** backwards way the FDA keeps trying to "protect" us ....I'm just so frustrated...

[Tuesday]

Originally Posted by Vlynn

Has rocks in their HEADS I mean!!! First the Rife machine, the e-cig, and now VITAMINS!! WTH!!!!! Where is the epidemic of vitamin pill fatalities? Seriously!?? I'm going to shut up now. Can't say anything nice don't say anything at all right..

Reject S. 3002 DSSA, The Food Supplement Criminalization Act

Save DSHEA! Citizens For Health

(Please forgive me if this is the wrong place to post this.. I just wanted as many people to see and sign this as possible.)

What outlaw vitamins I have been taking vitamins for most of my life and have researched their benefits and attended classes and seminars. This is outragous.
Time to build an arsenal of vitamins.