| UPDATE June 9th: The Senate health committee announced that it is delaying its FDA user fee reauthorization markup by a week, pushing the meeting to June 14 as language reportedly continues to be worked out. So please continue to call, and ask others to call and email! The Senate HELP Committee is listening to our voices and there’s reported internal “chaos” surrounding the proposal, which is coming from an outcry by consumers about giving the FDA more power over dietary and herbal supplements. We have to increase the number of calls and emails to keep the pressure on. Click here for email form and phone numbers. The message: “Don’t let the FDA ban dietary and herbal supplements — make this bill be required to have a hearing and listen to testimony.” Check out the AKA’s recent webinar on mandatory product listing for FAQs on how this could play out and fully impact on kratom. |
How to make a difference: Make the Calls to HELP Committee Reminder: US Senate Committee Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) is considering Mandatory Product Listings (MPL) for Dietary Supplements. Call today to tell them not to support any MPLs! Go to Protectkratom.org/congress to also email the Senators Tell them: “Don’t let the FDA ban dietary and herbal supplements — make this bill be required to have a hearing and listen to testimony The FDA already has significant power to regulate. Please do not allow supplements to be treated the same as prescription drugs.” Committee Members: Patty Murray (WA) (202) 224-2621 Bernie Sanders (VT) 202-224-5141 Robert P. Casey, Jr (PA) (202) 224-5824 Tammy Baldwin (WI) 202-224-5653 Christopher S. Murphy (CT) (202) 224-4041 Tim Kaine (VA) (202) 224-4024 Maggie Hassan (NH) (202) 224-3324 Tina Smith (MN) (202) 224-5641 Jacky Rosen (NV) 202-224-6244 Ben Ray Luján (NM) 202-224-6621 John Hickenlooper (CO) 303-244-1628 Richard Burr (NC) (202) 224-3154 Rand Paul, M.D. (KY) 202-224-4343 Susan Collins (ME) (202) 224-2523 Bill Cassidy, M.D. (LA) (202) 224-5824 Lisa Murkowski (AK) (202)-224-6665 Mike Braun (IN) 202-224-4814 Roger Marshall, M.D. (KS) 202-224-4774 Tim Scott (SC) (202) 224-6121 Tommy Tuberville (AL) (202) 224-4124 Jerry Moran (Kansas) (202) 224-6521 Contact Congress Today Background from APHA: “The U.S. Senate is considering two separate bills that would create a new requirement for mandatory product listing (MPL) for all dietary supplements marketed in the United States. One of these is found in section 811 of S. 4348, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 (FDASLA), which will be the focus of a markup in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee this coming week on June 8, 2022. The other is standalone legislation recently introduced by Senator Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Braun (R-IN), S. 4090. “ Help Stop Supplement & Kratom Bans |
Mandatory Filings for Supplements would give the FDA power to do backdoor bans on Kratom
Call & email TODAY Senators on HELP Committee(Health Education Labor & Pensions)
Tell them: “I urge you to oppose Mandatory Product Listing for dietary supplements in any form
The FDA already has significant power to regulate. Please do not allow supplements to be treated the same as prescription drugs.”
Follow this link to send email or to call your congressman!