As most of you know, about a month ago the FDA sent warning letters to a few companies regarding DMAA. The FDA is attempting to ban DMAA under the guise that it is a “synthetically manufactured” ingredient. The problem here is that if the FDA is able to ban products that are synthetically produced (whether found in nature or not, which is the current law), then we can kiss all of our favorite supplements goodbye (BCAA’s, Creatine, Vitamins, etc.).
Now for those of you who don’t believe this will ever happen, or you don’t like DMAA so think it should be banned, please understand that this is a slippery slope. If you have followed the government over the years, and their constant regulation of most every aspect of business, you will see that all of their restrictions have caused increases in the price consumers pay for products, or even worse end up leaving the consumers with less freedoms to choose the products and services they wish to purchase.
Please don’t get me wrong. I am not a conspiracy theorist, I don’t believe in the legalization of drugs, and I’m not a Ron Paul die hard. I’m a regular guy who’s been on the forum for over 8 years who has done work with many businesses who both lobby and work directly with governments both at the local and federal level. And I have seen what excessive government restriction has done to businesses and in turn cause massive price increases in which the consumers end up footing the bill. We live in the most beautiful country in the world, but unfortunately many politicians have the wrong idea for its future, a future much different than that of the founders envisioned for us. A future with less freedom and more laws, rules and restrictions. Bloomberg just banned the sales of 32 oz. soft drinks in NYC. Could you have ever imagined this 20 years ago?
Also, just last week Illinois Senator Dick Durbin (D), attempted to attach, last minute legislation to a bill regarding prescription drug user fees, which would create new regulations for the supplement industry that would actually end up pulling many supplements from shelves. Luckily with the help of many supplement consumers who called their representatives and signed online petitions, the bill passed but Dick Durbin’s sneaky legislation was voted down. If you do the research you will also see Durbin is a HUGE recipient of Pharmaceutical campaign money.
Congress votes down Sen. Durbin's anti-supplement amendment, as well as Sen. Paul's freedom of health speech amendment
So when you think there’s nothing you can do about what the politicians in Washington are doing, think again. I came across these two petitions which, with our help, may prevent the banning of DMAA and the future regulation of this industry we love so much. We pay enough on these supplements, the last thing I want is to pay a pharmaceutical company $100 for a month’s supply of creatine. Or even worse, have these products pulled permanently. Don’t forget, it’s a slippery slope. Let’s fight to keep the DSHEA law of 1994, which basically allows us access to all the great supplements we love, and the future innovations we look forward to.
PLEASE SIGN THESE:
</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.citizens.org/wp-content/themes/amazing-grace/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen"> <style type="text/css"> #portrait-bg { background:url(http://www.citizens.org/wp-content/themes/amazing-grace/ima
</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.citizens.org/wp-content/themes/amazing-grace/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen"> <style type="text/css"> #portrait-bg { background:url(http://www.citizens.org/wp-content/themes/amazing-grace/ima
Now for those of you who don’t believe this will ever happen, or you don’t like DMAA so think it should be banned, please understand that this is a slippery slope. If you have followed the government over the years, and their constant regulation of most every aspect of business, you will see that all of their restrictions have caused increases in the price consumers pay for products, or even worse end up leaving the consumers with less freedoms to choose the products and services they wish to purchase.
Please don’t get me wrong. I am not a conspiracy theorist, I don’t believe in the legalization of drugs, and I’m not a Ron Paul die hard. I’m a regular guy who’s been on the forum for over 8 years who has done work with many businesses who both lobby and work directly with governments both at the local and federal level. And I have seen what excessive government restriction has done to businesses and in turn cause massive price increases in which the consumers end up footing the bill. We live in the most beautiful country in the world, but unfortunately many politicians have the wrong idea for its future, a future much different than that of the founders envisioned for us. A future with less freedom and more laws, rules and restrictions. Bloomberg just banned the sales of 32 oz. soft drinks in NYC. Could you have ever imagined this 20 years ago?
Also, just last week Illinois Senator Dick Durbin (D), attempted to attach, last minute legislation to a bill regarding prescription drug user fees, which would create new regulations for the supplement industry that would actually end up pulling many supplements from shelves. Luckily with the help of many supplement consumers who called their representatives and signed online petitions, the bill passed but Dick Durbin’s sneaky legislation was voted down. If you do the research you will also see Durbin is a HUGE recipient of Pharmaceutical campaign money.
Congress votes down Sen. Durbin's anti-supplement amendment, as well as Sen. Paul's freedom of health speech amendment
So when you think there’s nothing you can do about what the politicians in Washington are doing, think again. I came across these two petitions which, with our help, may prevent the banning of DMAA and the future regulation of this industry we love so much. We pay enough on these supplements, the last thing I want is to pay a pharmaceutical company $100 for a month’s supply of creatine. Or even worse, have these products pulled permanently. Don’t forget, it’s a slippery slope. Let’s fight to keep the DSHEA law of 1994, which basically allows us access to all the great supplements we love, and the future innovations we look forward to.
PLEASE SIGN THESE:
</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.citizens.org/wp-content/themes/amazing-grace/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen"> <style type="text/css"> #portrait-bg { background:url(http://www.citizens.org/wp-content/themes/amazing-grace/ima
</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.citizens.org/wp-content/themes/amazing-grace/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen"> <style type="text/css"> #portrait-bg { background:url(http://www.citizens.org/wp-content/themes/amazing-grace/ima