Will food become illegal?

 Fri Sep 06 06:26:07 1991:

Will food become illegal?

On September 10th, 1991 a vote on H.R. 2597 is to be taken if

this becomes law the FDA will be able to tell you what is good for you

to eat, or what kind of substances (like Vitamins) that you will be

allowed to put INTO YOUR OWN BODY!  If you don't do it their way FDA

could impose penalties of up to $1,000,000 for each act that an

individual does, fails to do, or should have known to do that act

violates a provision of the Food, Drug, And Cosmetic Act.

Please call your Congressional Representatives immediately and

tell them that you do NOT support the loss of freedom that H.R. 2597

purports.   Our ancestors died to make this "The Land of the Free" now

our own Congressional Representatives are trying to take that freedom

away!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From "BASIC CARE CENTRE" newsletter:

H.R. 2597 was introduced on June 7,1991 by Rep. Henry A. Waxman

(D-24-CA), Chair of Health and The Environment Subcommittee of the

House, and by Rep. John D. Dingell (D-16-MI), Chair of the House Energy

and Commerce Committee.

This bill would empower the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

with enforcement actions that would deny individuals and companies any

rights before the courts, and would empower FDA to harass, bankrupt,

and file criminal charges against almost any U.S. citizen for almost

any reason!

FDA could impose penalties of up to One Million Dollars for

each act that an individual does, fails to do, or should have known to

do that [act] violates an provision of the Food, Drug, And Cosmetic Act.

FDA would have the power to institute 24-hour electronic

surveillance of any healthcare businesses and demand that certain records

be maintained.

FDA would have the power to issue subpoenas to force testimony

and the production of records from any person in the health care

industry at any time, for any reason at all.

FDA would have the power to destroy an product imported from

any other country that it deems is "dangerous".

FDA could stop citizens from bringing into this country any

medications, products, or therapies they receive as part of

health care in Mexico, Europe, or any other part of the world.

In effect H.R. 2597 is the MOST repressive piece of legislation

EVER proposed in the history of the U.S. Congress, in our opinion.  The

infamous Claud Pepper Bills of 1984 (H.R. 6049,6051,6060) that everyone

fought so valiantly to defeat, pale in comparison to this outrageous

attack on freedom of choice in health care.

H.R. 2597 is so outrageous that the following associations in

mainstream business have sent a letter of protest to Representative

Waxman about the bill's sweeping and unjustified scope:  American

Bankers Association, Animal Health Institute, Association for Dressings

and Sauces, Association of Food Industries, Calorie Control Council,

Concord Grape Association, Cosmetic, Toiletry & Fragrance Association,

Grocery Manufactures of America, Health Industry Manufactures

Association, Preserve Association, National Assn. of Margarine

Manufacturers, National Electrical Manufactures Association, National

Food Processors Association, National Pasta Association, National Pecan

Shellers Association, American Frozen Food Institute, National Single

Service Food Association, Non prescription Drug Manufactures Assn.,

Pharmaceutical Manufactures Association, and The Vinegar Institute.

H.R. 2597 presents an opportunity, probably for the first time

in history, for everyone in business and industry who appreciates and

understands the issue of free choice and competition to join forces an

align themselves against oppression.  As a consumer of health care

products and therapies, you must join with us in opposing H.R. 2597.

Please contact your Congressional Representatives immediately!

The following is the kind of information that will be stopped if H.R.

2597 becomes law:

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin tell us:  They completed

studies which indicate that D-limonene, a component of the essential

oil found in all peels of the citrus family is useful in lowering the

incidence of chemically induced mammary tumors [breast cancer], it is

also effective in rate of regression of tumors.  Other benefits are

potential cholesterol lowering effect.

Ganoderma (Reishi) Mushroom:  Under Ref: 1 listed below studies with

mice show immune system enhancement, other studies demonstrated

significant anti-tumor activity of polysaccharides which had been

isolated from Ganoderma.  Extract of Ganoderma lucidum had the ability

to stimulate a defense mechanism within the central nervous system,

correcting parasympathetic nerve function, while at the same time

improving heart function.  There are many more documented studies

available if your are interested.

A team of British & Egyptian scientists find soybeans can block the

formation of nitrosamines, (cancer causing agent) more effectively than

Vitamin C, which is added to cured meats to prevent nitrosamines from

forming.

Shitake Mushroom:  In a letter to the medical journal Lancet, Oct. 20,

1984 Robert Gallo, co-discoverer of the HIV virus, and the 2 French

researchers form the Pasteur Institutes stated that Lentinan, and

extract of the Shitake mushroom may prove to be effective in AIDS or

HIV carriers.  In addition to its anti-tumor activity Lentinan has

demonstrated anti-viral properties, interferon inducing, natural killer

cell enhancer as well as enhancing the rate of phagocytosis.

Cassia Tora:  Duke, J.A. & Ayensu, E.S. (1985) Medical Plants of China,

Vol. 1, p. 223: extracts of the seeds of Cassia Tora have been

discovered to possess specific anti-tumor properties, as well as a

natural blood pressure regulating property.

Pearl:  Shanghai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine scientists list

a long list of effects they find to be associated with pearl:

anti-inflammatory properties, improvement in vision, removal of toxic

substances from body tissue, skin texture improvement and strengthening

of the bones.

The Shanghai College also reports on the benefits of Mulberry leaves,

they are high in protein, 15 essential amino acids, high in vitamin C,

A, D, & E.  It was observed to decrease blood sugar levels as well as

blood pressure.

Medical plants of China book lists Lotus for anti-tumor activity, as

well as an aid to circulation.

Ref 1:  Shin H.W.; Kim H.W.; Choi, Toh S.H. & Kim K.B. Studies on

inorganic composition and immunopotentiation activity of ganoderma

lucidum in Korea. (1985) Korean Pharmacog 16 (4) 181-190.

From "BASIC CARE CENTRE" newsletter:

It is Labor Day weekend and I am writing perhaps my last

newsletter on scientific research on foods and how they affect our

body.

I am appealing to everyone to please read [the above] and learn

what two pathetically misguided men (Waxman & Dingell) in our

government are trying to rob us of.  This bill [HR2597] is to be voted

on September 10th, 1991.  Your help is desperately needed.  After

reading the [above], please write or call your congressman & ask he

vote against this outrageous bill, then please call 5 others & ask they

do the same, then ask that they keep the chain  going by 5 people

calling 5 others and in a very short time you will have been

responsible for advising thousands of people to let them know the 5th,

8th, 9th, 10th, & 14th amendments will be violated.

Please take the time to ensure our rights, we pay these people

and surely they can find better ways to spend their time than persecute

some of the finest elements of society today.  I have never heard of a

plane, train, bus or car accident cased by overdose of vitamins,

minerals or herbal formulas.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

All of the above is from the "Basic Car Centre" newsletter by D.

Little.  Contact Basic Care Centre at 72 Lamont Drive, No. Huntingdon,

PA. 15642 (412) 824-1868.

My questions is this:  If the government allows things that are

bad for your health, like alcohol and tobacco, to be sold, then why are

they trying to stop us from getting the things that are good for us?

Are they trying to kill us all off??????