Look who was in charge when this happened — Clinton and the Democrats in Congress. How much money did they take in from the dietary supplement people to get the law repealed?
But now obama is president. I see where this is going. We need more regulation. Deem all vitamins and supplements as controlled substances. Only gov’t and powerful pharmaceutical companies should handle this stuff. Only they should be allowed to grow carrots. It will be a felony to be caught growing vegetables in your backyard. And add taxes on taxes to those who “use” supplements.
Probably quite a bit... from the pharmaceutical industry. The Clinton regime was the one that tried to pass the Codex Alimentarius into law and give the FDA complete power over all foods and supplements. The only reason they failed and the DSHEA was passed was because of the furious grass roots reaction of the public. The hue and cry raised forced congresstards into passing the DSHEA in order to protect the public from the avaricious clutches of the FDA/BigPharma (but I repeat myself).
Might be a little wise to do some basic research before posting a knee jerk reaction without knowing the facts. I hate the Clinton admin as much as anyone, but the DSHEA wasn't one of their doing- quite the contrary.
Read a few more of the responses on this thread and get enlightened. Especially the link to the Codex info. The FDA has all the draconian power it needs, it doesn't need to be given any more.