Good News on Senator McCain's S.3002, the Dietary Supplement Safety Act?
The dietary supplement industry received good news when Senator John McCain recently backed away from a bill that would have given the FDA greater authority to regulate the industry. Senator Orin Hatch, who had been critical of the bill, thanked Senator McCain for withdrawing the bill.
Here's a copy of Senator Hatch's letter to Senator McCain: 
The industry shouldn't celebrate too soon, however, because parts of S.3002 are being added to the Food Safety Bill (S.510) as described in Senators McCain's and Dorgon's response to Senator Hatch's letter below. While the additions are less controversial than S.3002, many in the industry will still balk at the requirement that they register with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and at FDA's expanded authority to issue mandatory recall orders.
http://www.essentialnutritionlaw.com/admin/trackback/190967
Has any research been done to determine if McCain is doing the bidding of the FDA or lobbyists? If he is that would explain a lot.
Hey Mishcka, thanks for your comment. You probably already know that we're not involved in, or have privy to insights pertaining to legislative activities. You might want to contact Steve Mister at the Council for Responsible Nutrition. Steve is very engaged in legislative activities and could likely provide you with insights on Senator McCain's involvement in the industry.
That's a mold-breaker. Great thnkinig!