Make Your Voice Heard
Metagenics aims to be a positive force in issues that affect the safety of nutritional products and protecting the freedom to access them. We are a strong voice and champion within the industry to ensure that nutritional products and their manufacturing strive for quality and purity. We are also an advocate for a patient's right to seek complementary approaches from qualified professionals and trustworthy dietary supplements.
Metagenics invites you to join others in making your thoughts and opinions count. We bring you topics of concern relating to healthcare choices, so check back here regularly for the latest.
Read up on challenges to the healthcare or nutrition industry and learn the specifics about a particular issue. We will include links to the legislation itself, or to other sites where you can find additional information. We'll also provide the tools to contact your Representative or Senator to make your opinion heard. So join in and be heard!
Current Concerns
Below are issues pending legislation or concerns that can affect your ability to offer or purchase nutritional products. Learn what you can do to help.
- ACCESS TO DHEA SUPPLEMENTS IN JEOPARDY
Recently, legislation (S.1137) was introduced by Senators Grassley, McCain and Allen that will end over-the-counter access to DHEA supplements. - CODEX WATCH
Important information regarding an international set of standards that could potentially impact U.S. legislation regarding your right to buy supplements.
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Benefits & Safety of Dietary Supplements
Click here for a white paper (pdf) discussing the benefits and safety of dietary supplements-including current legislation-as well as concerns about the safety of pharmaceutical and over-the-counter medications. We encourage you to use this document as a springboard in educating yourself about dietary supplements.
Challenges to Your Freedom of Healthcare Choice
To learn more about challenges to your health freedom, industry news, and other political action issues, we invite you to visit:
The American Herbal Products Association is the national trade association and voice of the herbal supplement industry. Founded in 1983, AHPA is the recognized leader in representing the responsible center of the botanical trade, and is comprised of the finest growers, processors, manufacturers and marketers of herbal products.
The National Nutritional Foods Association is the nation's largest and oldest non-profit organization dedicated to the natural products industry.