News from the Hill, Supplements, Alternative Medicines, Food & Water Safety
Tell Yoplait to "Put a Lid on rBGH"!
Minneapolis, MN, October, 2008 - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and you've seen the ads by now. Yoplait has undertaken a campaign called Save Lids to Save Lives in which consumers are encouraged to look for the cups of Yoplait yogurt with pink foil lids. The company will donate 10 cents to the fight against breast cancer for every cup of yogurt with these special lids that consumers purchase.
Yoplait touts its yogurt as being healthy for women, but what's inside is anything but. read more
Citizens for Health Opposes Irradiation of Produce
Washington, D.C., August 26, 2008 – Last week the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its decision to allow the irradiation of fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce in an attempt to kill E. coli and other bacteria that cause food-borne illnesses. The move comes in response to a petition filed by The National Food Processors Association, a trade group representing major food companies, and ignores the concerns of scientists and consumers about how irradiation can affect the safety and nutritional value of food. read more
TAKE ACTION: Oppose FDA's Restriction on BHRT
Washington, DC - In January, the FDA decided to restrict women's access to estriol and bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Take action and preserve your right to make your own health decisions.
Washington, DC - An attack is under way against a woman's right to know as well as her access to bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), and the information women need to make their own health decisions is in jeopardy. read more
TAKE ACTION: GSK Threatens Access to Weight Loss Supplements
Washington, DC - GlaxoSmithKline, the second-largest pharmaceutical company in the world, has threatened your access to supplements by petitioning the FDA to classify weight loss claims for dietary supplements as ‘disease claims’.
Washington, DC - On April 17th, 2008, pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) submitted a Citizen Petition (yes, we know, GSK is not a citizen) calling for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reclassify all weight loss support claims for dietary supplements as disease claims. read more
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CFH on the Radio
Listen Now!
Click on the microphone above to hear Executive Director Frank Herd, Jr on Air America Radio's The Thom Hartmann Show, discussing access to supplements and the potential dangers of the recent FDA CAM Guidance (the audio clip may take a few moments to load - be patient...).
