Resolution of the Libertarian National Committee
13 December 1993
WHEREAS millions of Americans desire to purchase such dietiary supplements
as vitamins, minerals, herbs, and amino acids;
WHEREAS interested comsumers ought to be able to freely purchase dietary
supplements and companies ought to be able to sell these products in the
marketplace;
WHEREAS the Food and Drug Administration is making use of the Nutrition
Labeling and Education Act of 1990 to drastically curtail the activities of
the dietary supplement industry and to restrict what is available to willing
consumers,
WHEREAS the Libertarian Party has long fought for freedom for those who
use dietary supplements, health foods, and alternative medicines and medical
procedures; and
WHEREAS Senator Orrin G. Hatch of Utah and Representative Bill Richardson
of New Mexico have introduced in Congress a bill that would ameliorate the
existing heavy-handed regulatory regime of the FDA;
THEREFORE be it resolved that the Libertarian National Committee supports
passage ot the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1993
(S. 784 / H.R. 1709).
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