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Tom Harkin: first of all, this is a drug and device bill, not a food bill. We addressed food issues in the food safety bill 2 years…

On the recordMay 24, 2012
first of all, this is a drug and device bill, not a food bill. We addressed food issues in the food safety bill 2 years ago. That doesn't solve the problem Senator Durbin talked about. This bill is a very delicate balance. We have worked on this for 18 months. Stakeholders all over the country, consumers, the pharmaceutical industry, and pharmacists all support this bill. This would upset that delicate balance. I say to the Senator that every supplement has a label, the ingredients, and the potency, by law, on every single item sold as a supplement. This is a drug bill, not a food bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Utah.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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May 24, 2012

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