Action Alerts

Washington, DC - In January, the FDA decided to restrict women's access to estriol and bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Take action and preserve your right to make your own health decisions.

Washington, DC - An attack is under way against a woman's right to know as well as her access to bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), and the information women need to make their own health decisions is in jeopardy. read more

Washington, DC - GlaxoSmithKline, the second-largest pharmaceutical company in the world, has threatened your access to supplements by petitioning the FDA to classify weight loss claims for dietary supplements as ‘disease claims’.

Washington, DC - On April 17th, 2008, pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) submitted a Citizen Petition (yes, we know, GSK is not a citizen) calling for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reclassify all weight loss support claims for dietary supplements as disease claims. read more

UPDATE, May 19, 2008: As of Friday the 16th at 6PM, the 2008 Missouri Legislative Session ended, and no rBGH labeling bills passed! Not only did the bills fail to pass on their own, but citizen pressure kept them from being added to other bills as amendments.

Jefferson City, MO, May 13, 2008 - Missouri residents' right to know what they put into their bodies is under attack - but there is still time to stop it. read more

Northern California, April, 2008 - The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) plans to resume “emergency” aerial pesticide spraying of two synthetic pheromones, called Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F, over the Central California Coast and the San Francisco Bay Area. The program began in 2007 in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties using a pheromone-based pesticide dispersed from low-flying planes in microscopic plastic capsules. The spraying could go on for months and years— possibly through mid-2010. read more

April, 2008 - Leading U.S. sugar providers whose sugar is sourced from genetically engineered (GE) sugar beets begin sending their "Franken-sugar" to stores this year. Let food companies know you won't buy products that use GE sugar!  read more