Call to Action!

As many of you know, Pat Sardell, the owner of Country Vitamins is a board director for the industry's trade association, The Natural Productions Association based in Washington DC.  As an organization, its primary focus is to monitor legislative and regulatory issues which may affect availability of products to consumers and retailers as well as manufacturers and distributors.

On February 4, 2010, Senators John McCain and Byron Dorgan introduced S. 3002, the "Dietary Supplement Safety Act."  This legislation would mandate that every dietary supplement would have to go through a brand new process of government review in order to stay on the market. 

If this bill becomes law your health care choices will be drastically reduced, and many of the supplements available today will become illegal.  This and other provisions of this misguided legislation affect ALL dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, herbs, sports, and diet products.  This threat is real.

The supposed purpose of the bill is to make dietary supplements "safer," which is ironic because dietary supplements already have an excellent safety record.  It also ignores the fact that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration already have the powers they need to police the market. 

If this concerns you, please go to www.saveoursupplements.org to send a note in opposition to S. 3002 directly to your two Senators-- or use the information on the website to write a personal letter.  Either way, you need to act immediately.  Do not let Congress take away your right to dietary supplements. 

Please feel free to contact the store at 541-757-3170 with your questions or concerns.  We will have the latest information regarding this bill or any legislation which threatens availability of dietary supplements or other natural products.

Be well, be active!