It is crucial that we address the concerns surrounding dietary supplements.

False health claims about these products, on the Internet and newspaper ads or on product labels, are illegal today.

Senators Harkin, Enzi, and I worked with Senator McCain and Senator Dorgan to incorporate four concepts from this bill into S. 510, the Food Safety Modernization Act.

According to the law that Senator Hatch helped pass, there should be a name of a company and an address on the label.

I want all Americans, including senior citizens, to have the best and most accurate information about the dietary supplements that they use.

Nobody's more interested in making sure that this industry works properly in the best interests of our people than I am.

I would hope you--that would please you.

the industry itself is something that I think is important, and certainly want to make sure that it flourishes, but, at the same time, has proper checks and balances, so that consumers are protected.

Hasn't the FDA already established safe levels of heavy metals and trace elements in our food products? Don't those standards already allow the FDA to determine safe levels for dietary supplements?

Well, they have the authority to. But, again, we--we're responsible, too, for not providing the money so that they can do a better job.

By and large, the vast majority of them, as you've indicated, put out pretty good products, that work, and--you know.

I compliment you on being in your present position, and how important it is, in my eyes.

Well, that report does confirm that Wisconsin dairy products are safe. I, personally, would put that State's dairy products at the top of the list, right under Utah's dairy products, of course.

Every FDA commissioner since DSHEA has told me that they have enough authority under DSHEA to resolve the conflicts in this industry.

We feel badly that you betrayed us by leaving here and going to the FDA.

Well, I'm happy to hear that. I'm looking at the FDA's Total Diet Study statistics on element results for various food products, and in this report I see that a number of milk and cheese products contain arsenic, cadmium, lead, and other…

But, you still could use more money, because of the monumental number of companies and number of products in this industry.

There is no formal obligation for FDA to check before the product is made, and the--but, there is a tremendous liability if you represent--and tell me if I'm wrong, Mr.