This bill has just been introduced by Congressman Ron Paul, who is the only libertarian Congressman, and one of the few honest members of Congress. Any vitamin or herb company that doesn't back this bill should be boycotted as anti-consumer, because the big herb companies are trying to grab market share by pushing for the OTC drug category to be expanded, and by raising the hurdles, they threaten to drive a lot of smaller supplement companies out of business.
Consumers benefit from healthy competition within the supplement industry.
It is very important that you look in your phone book and call your Congressman's local district office to make an appointment to see him or her when they visit their home districts between now and the end of January while Congress is out of session. They can tell you the phone number of your Congressman's local number in your state if you can't find it in the phonebook. Can someone put this into plain english. Excellent scientific research in nutrition has been exploding in recent years which shows that herbs and other dietary supplements are safe and incredibly effective in preventing and mitigating many diseases. This gives the FDA tremendous authority over false or misleading labeling.