Dietary Supplements: Natural Health Care Progress in the Senate
According to recent articles on the Alliance for Natural Health USA (whose motto is “Good Science & Good Law”) Web site, Senator John McCain has withdrawn his support for Senate Bill 3002 (which he had co-sponsored) after hundreds of thousands of messages poured in opposing his action. It’s reported that Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the two health champions...
Read MoreDietary Supplement Safety Act (DSSA) of 2010
On February 4, 2010, Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) introduced a Bill (S 3002 IS) to Congress that if passed will both drive up the cost of dietary supplements and restrict access to them. This bill, co-sponsored by Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakot), originated from McCain’s interest in the baseball steroid scandal, whereby some companies sold illegal steroids under the guise of dietary...
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