I noted, in--Mr. Bell, in your testimony, that Consumers Union supports S. 3002, the Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010.

Have any of you ever used dietary supplements?

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.

I would hope you--that would please you.

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?

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.

I'll hope you'll all advocate that we, in Congress, do our job by giving enough money to FDA to really look into these matters.

Are your lab tests and your findings peer-reviewed by scientific experts outside of your organization?

I'm going to help you in every way I possibly can.

I agree with you that enforcement of DSHEA is our top priority; I mean, when it comes to 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.

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