Dear

As your constituent and one of millions of Americans who uses dietary supplements, I respectfully urge you to oppose passage of Senate Bill 722 (SB 722), the Dietary Supplement Safety Act, which has been introduced by Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill.). Passage of this bill would threaten my right, as ensured by the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), to access vitamins and other natural therapies.

Senate Bill 722 would subject virtually all vitamins, herbs, and other dietary supplements to intense and needless scrutiny by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Products that have been used safely by millions of people for decades would be subject to clinical evaluation based on standards arbitrarily determined by the FDA, which already possesses adequate authority to regulate the natural health industry.

Currently, DSHEA protects my right to freely purchase vitamins and other natural therapies without a prescription, but if Senate Bill 722 is passed, this will no longer be the case. As an elected official charged with preserving the constitutional rights of your constituents, it is your duty to defend vitamin freedom and DSHEA by voting against any and all anti-vitamin legislation, including Senate Bill 722.

Yours truly,