Natural Health Proponents Call for Support of Legislation Allowing Food and Supplement Health Claims

Citizens for Health is calling on supporters to contact their congressional representatives to vote for a number of bills that would allow food producers and manufacturers of food supplements to make health-related claims for their products on the basis of peer-reviewed scientific evidence. Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) introduced the Freedom of Health Speech Act (H.R. 3394) and the Health Freedom Act (H.R. 3395) in 2009; both were referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce where they remain pending. Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) introduced the Free Speech About Science Act of 2010 (H.R. 4913) in March; it was also referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. See Citizens for Health Action Alert, May 5, 2010.