Vote NO, Dietary Supplement Labeling Act of 2011

August 18, 2011

Dear Citizen for Health,

A month ago we informed you that in July Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced S. 1310, the Dietary Supplement Labeling Act of 2011. The bill responds to recent marketing tactics by unscrupulous food companies intended to circumvent Food and Drug Administration standards by imposing unnecessary and burdensome regulations on makers of dietary supplements. Read more here.

We asked you to contact your Senators and urge them to oppose this bill. The good news is that your comments are having an impact - the bill has failed to gain even a single cosponsor in the entire month since we sent you that alert!

Tell your Senators "My Supplements Are Safe" - Vote "NO" on S. 1310!

Supplements are not drugs, and therefore, deserve their own system of regulation - and that's the point. Such a system already exists thanks to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), and it has done a more than adequate job protecting consumers largely due to supplement companies' compliance with, and support of, that system.

Put simply: At best, S. 1310 is a bad bill, albeit with good intentions. At worst, it uses parents' fear about what their children are consuming as an excuse to take another crack at imposing unnecessary regulations on the dietary supplement industry, which has demonstrated time and again its ability to ensure the safety of its products. Let's work together to ensure that S. 1310 never gains another co-sponsor and dies in this session of Congress.

Tell Your Senators to Oppose S. 1310!


Thank you, as always, for your participation,

The Citizens for Health Team