New Government Report Says FDA Should Ask Congress for More Authority over Health Claims
Who should worry about this? And will consumers learn even less about what they are eating?
An Important Update on IV Vitamin C
After our Action Alert on the FDA’s move against intravenous vitamin C, a number of rumors have sprung up. Today we want to sort through the confusion.
More Crony Capitalism at the FDA
Three years ago a government report found the FDA completely lacking in scientific expertise. The agency’s response? Hire scientists from Big Pharma!
ANH–USA Files Petition to Ban BPA in Cash Register Receipts
Today, the Alliance for Natural Health USA is filing a Citizen Petition with the Consumer Products Safety Commission to have bisphenol-A (BPA) banned from cash register receipts, the little-known but most common pathway into your body. Please help make the CPSC pay attention to the latest science.
ANH Sues FDA Over Health Claims Censorship
ANH Sues FDA Over Health Claims Censorship ******** Action Alerts for This Campaign ******** Tell Congress to Restore Free Speech for Nutritional Supplement Companies! The Testimonial Free Speech Act, HR 2908, would allow the dissemination of testimonials “containing a consumer’s actual perception of the mitigative, preventive, or curative properties of any food or dietary supplement […]
Access to Estriol
Access to Estriol In January 2008, the FDA issued several warning letters to compounding pharmacists prohibiting the compounding of medications with estriol—a bio-identical estrogen that is produced naturally by a woman’s body—unless the pharmacist has a valid investigational new drug application on file with the FDA. This action was simultaneous to the FDA’s response to […]
Antibiotics for Farm Animals—Is the FDA Serious?
Last week, FDA said they’d “recommend” reducing the use of growth-promoting antibiotic drugs in meat-producing animals. “Recommend”? Our Action Alert asks the FDA to actually do something about the problem.
Promoting Free Speech About Science
Promoting Free Speech About Science ******* Action Alerts For This Campaign ******** Legislation to Protect Your Right to Know About the Science Behind Supplements! Consumers are largely kept in the dark about the potential health benefits of foods and supplements. Why? Because current law makes it illegal for food and supplement producers to share this […]
Get Big Pharma Money Out of Science
Get Big Pharma Money Out of Science ******* Action Alerts For This Campaign ******** Help us Reform the FDA! ANH-USA is leading a campaign to reform the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We ask you to join with us in signing the Reform FDA Petition presented below. This petition will be delivered to Congress. Take […]
Tell FDA to Ban Arsenic in Animal Feed!
The chickens you buy at the grocery store are given feed with arsenic added to make them gain weight faster. Yes, arsenic—the deadly poison and carcinogen. A petition had been filed with the FDA to remove arsenic from animal feed and the FDA had until June 15th to respond. ANH-USA forwarded the thousands of comments our readers submitted in support of the arsenic ban to the FDA. Thank you all for taking action!