Courts Tell FTC To Stop Censoring Science
Natural health and integrative medicine recently won a court victory, and it is worth taking a bit of time to understand what it means.
15 Sep
2009
15 Sep
2009
Swine Flu: There are Natural Remedies, the US Government Ignores Them
In the US, preparations for Swine Flu center entirely on a new and untested vaccine along with anti-viral drugs that don’t work very well and have serious side effects. The Canadian government by contrast is willing to consider some other, common sense alternatives.
01 Sep
2009
ANH-USA Sues FDA
ANH-USA has filed three lawsuits against the FDA in recent weeks. In each case, we have been joined as plaintiffs by dietary supplement formulators Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw and the Coalition to End FDA and FTC Censorship. We are being represented by the law firm of Emord & Associates.
01 Sep
2009
FDA Attacks Natural Thyroid Millions Depend On
We have learned that Time-Cap Labs, producer of a generic version of the brand name drug Armour, a natural and bioidentical thyroid replacement, has been ordered by the FDA to stop production. The FDA has decided to classify the company’s product, available for over a century, as an unapproved new drug. Since the new drug […]
25 Aug
2009
Alert! Food Safety Bill Bad for Supplements (Ties U.S. to Codex) and Gives FDA Control Over Farming
The Senate’s “Food Safety” bill is better than the House’s in some important respects. For example, it drops the draconian jail sentences and fines for vague infractions including paperwork errors. But it includes a Codex provision that absolutely must be removed by amendment in order to protect free choice about supplements. Please take action to […]
18 Aug
2009
Thank you for telling the FDA that transparency matters to you!
Thank you to our 801 advocates who used AAHF’s Action Center to submit comments in response to Docket Number FDA-200-N-0247, letting the Food and Drug Administration’s Transparency Task Force know that you support increased transparency at the FDA. On August 6, AAHF proudly hand-delivered 801 letters to the FDA’s Division of Docket Management. These comments […]
18 Aug
2009
France to Become the First European Country to Ban BPA in All Food Containers
Nine French lawmakers, citing the ban by Canada and a number of U.S. states, have proposed legislation to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in all food containers (including baby bottles) setting the stage for France to become the first European country to ban BPA. In May, Denmark’s parliament passed a resolution calling on its government to […]
11 Aug
2009
FDA has issued the final regulation on dental amalgam (silver mercury fillings)
The FDA reclassification moves dental amalgams from low risk (Class I) to moderate risk (Class II). Many dentists have already abandoned dental amalgam fillings, perhaps ringing the death knell for mercury fillings.
28 Jul
2009
Organic Farmers Worry They Might Come Under Attack if the Food Safety Enhancement Act is Not Amended
A recent issue of Pulse of Health Freedom addressed HR2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act that was co-sponsored by Congressman Henry Waxman. AAHF legislative director Tami Wahl has continued her work on the bill by publicizing our full-page ad in Roll Call; meeting with Congressman Peter Welch (D–VT) and contacting Congressman Collin Peterson (D–MN), chair […]
21 Jul
2009
Consumers Ask for More Transparency at the FDA
Americans are demanding to know how the US Food and Drug Administration makes its decisions about the medicine they take and the food they consume.