? BURDEN OF PROOF ?

____________________, 2005

The Honorable ________________________________________
United States Senate
Washington D.C. 20510

Dear Senator __________________________________

Please Kill S-722, introduced March 26th, 2003 by Senator Richard
Durbin (D-IL), and cosponsored by Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY),
Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).

S-722 will amend the U.S. Food and Drug Act to unfairly shift the
burden of proof from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the
millions of distributors of herbs and dietary supplements.

In 1994 Congress unanimously voted to properly place the burden of
proof on the FDA when it enacted the Dietary Supplement Health and
Education Act (DSHEA). The law now clearly states that "In any
proceeding [before the FDA can declare an herb or a dietary supplement
an imminent hazard to public health] the United States (FDA) shall
bear the burden of proof...."

FDA now has, and should have, broad authority to instantly seize and
remove dangerous herbs and dietary supplements from the market
place if they are an imminent hazard. If the seizure is contested, the
burden of proof should be on FDA to prove its case.

Gratefully Yours,

Name (Print):_____________________________________________

Signature:________________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________

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Prepared by Clinton Ray Miller, Health Freedom Legislative Advocate
(702) 924-8615