From: John Hammell 
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 13:41:45 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Commission to Disallow Public Testimony 8/14-8/15 Unless We
	SPEAK OUT!
Note:It is IMPERATIVE that we email,fax, call, Fisher en masse using form
letter below beginning TODAY Sunday 8/10 through FRIDAY. Please FORWARD
this message, please download it and fax it, please bring it to your health
food store and pass out copies. please relay this message to your senators
and congressmen. For email addresses of all members of Congress go to
http://www.senate.gov/senator/membmail.html    links from that site will
take you to one from which you can also email your congressman. They think
they can slip one PAST us just because Congress is recessed and lots of
people are on vacation, so if you are reading this, PLEASE HELP!
PUBLIC TESTIMONY MUST BE ALLOWED TO BE HEARD AT FINAL MEETING
OF COMMISSION ON DIETARY SUPPLEMENT LABELS 8/14-8/15
Kenneth D. Fisher, Ph.D. Executive Director				August 10, 1997
Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels
Tel. 202-401-5811, Fax 202-205-0463, email cdsl@birchdavis.com
Dr. Fisher:
A caller to your office was told by Sandy Saunders that public testimony
would be disallowed by the Commission at its last meeting to be held at the
Hyatt Regency Reston, Reston Town Center, 1800 Presidents Street, Reston,
Virginia from 8:30 am- 4:30 August 14, and from 8:30- 3PM August 15th. I
feel that it would be a GROSS INJUSTICE to disallow public testimony in
this all important closing meeting, ESPECIALLY due to the ENORMOUS
CONTROVERSY that your draft report has already caused, and is CERTAIN to
continue to cause unless massively re-written so as to be in compliance
with the law, and to PROPERLY carry out the mandate given to you by
 Congress!
Of the 123 comments received by your Commission by 8/5, at least 82
(2/3rds) called for an extension on the comments period- wanting it to be
extended until the end of OCTOBER to give the public sufficient time to
procure your 77 page draft report, to read it, and to draft comments.
(Congress is not in session and lots of people are on vacation. This is a
SCAM!)
I am aware that Emord and Associates has stated in comments submitted to
your Commission that under 21 U.S.C. A7 321 et.seq. 1994 (The Dietary
Supplement Health and Education Act), the Commission possesses no power or
authority other than defined by statute. I am aware that the Commission has
failed to discharge its duties. I am angered that the commission has made
no effort to evaluate FDA's prior restraint of truthful health claims from
reaching consumers via dietary supplement labels and labelling. I am aware
that the FDA has made no effort to define "significant scientific
agreement", and that your commission utterly fails to evaluate any
alternatives for providing truthful and non misleading health information
to consumers on labels and in labeling. I am aware that the Commission
exceeded its statutory authority by issuing recommendations regarding OTC
products. I demand that all ultra vires recommendations be removed from
your final report: recommendations concerning safety of dietary
supplements, the format of letters of notification for statements of
nutritional support, the maintenance of files substantiating those claims,
OTC regulations of botanicals, and funding and incentive for scientific
research. STICK to the task AT HAND. You have FAILED in your MANDATE!
Moreover, I demand that the Commission not assist the European-American
Phytomedicines Coalition to infiltrate the American market in herbal
products. I strongly suggest that the Commission not cater to the interests
of multinational pharmaceutical trade associations such as EAPC, and I
advise that the Commission not issue a final report without VERY CAREFULLY
reading the comments submitted by Suzanne Harris, JD of the Law Loft on
behalf of the Life Extension Foundation, and National Health Federation
which analyze the extreme importance of not blurring the lines between food
and drugs in order to protect US business interests, as well as consumer
rights considering emerging international law!
Signed:
Address:
City:                         State:          Zip:
(Form Letter Provided by International Advocates for Health Freedom
800-333-2553
2411 Monroe St. Hollywood, Florida
http://www.pnc.com.au/~cafmr/hammell/index.html)
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International Advocates for Health Freedom
John C. Hammell, Legislative Advocate
2411 Monroe St.#2 Hollywood, FL 33020 USA
800-333-2553, 954-929-2905, FAX 954-929-0507
FAX ON DEMAND 954-927-8795,jham@concentric.net
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