News from the Hill, Supplements, Alternative Medicines, Food & Water Safety

Minneapolis, MN, May 7, 2008 - As natural health consumers, we all know that our vitamins, supplements and nutrients are frequently and consistently targeted by the malicious or misinformed who question their safety or legitimacy. Citizens for Health Senior Policy Advisor, James Gormley, shares his perspective on some of the more recent propaganda.

April 24, Sacramento, CA - Today Governor Schwarzenegger announced a temporary postponement of residential pesticide spraying throughout the state.

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.

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! 

Minneapolis, MN, January 22nd, 2008 - "This is a victory for all Pennsylvanians who believe, as we do, that they have a right to be informed about what they put into their bodies," said Frank Herd, Jr, Executive Director of Citizens for Health, the voice of the natural health consumer.

Washington, DC, January 15, 2008 - Today the Food and Drug Administration announced its determination that milk and meat from cloned animals are safe for sale to the public. 

Citizens for Health has supported Ron Paul's Health Freedom Protection Act, H.R. 2117, since it was first introduced in 2005. Now is the time to get your Representative to co-sponsor this important legislation.

December 19, 2007 - Season's Greetings from the new CFH President, and an update on Splenda's legal troubles.

For Immediate Release

Contact: Jim Turner, 202.462.8800

Washington, D.C., December 17, 2007 - Citizens for Health has joined with the American Herbal Products Association in opposing a petition filed with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow the use of ionizing radiation for the control of microbial contamination on dietary supplements and dietary ingredients.

Harrisburg, PA, December 12, 2007 - Citizens for Health Joins With Sixty-Five Consumer, Environmental Groups and Dairies to Urge Pennsylvania Governor Rendell to Rescind Ban on Milk Hormone Labeling. Consumers Want to Be Informed About Hormone Use on Dairy Cows

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