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PUBLIC UNREST AT TERROR TACTICS (Editor's Note: On 13th January thi.s year, the Life Extension Foundation cootXiinated a phone campaign to protest the terror tactics employed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with their continuing raids on natural health care businesses and clinics. Thousands of Americans phoned members of a published list of seven FDA directors and commissioners to voice their concerns. The Life Extension Foundation claim that "The FDA's purpose is notjust to destroy the businesses and lives oftheir targets, but also to spreadfear throughout the land, so that others who may be tempted to rebel against the agency will remain meek and submissive. " For those still not convinced that this sort of thing happens in a western democracy, consider "The FDA Raid Report" as,published in Townsend Letter For Doctors. For any further details, don't ring us, contact: Saul Kent, President, Life Extension Foundation, 1534 Polk St, Hollywood, FL 33020, USA. Ph: 1 8003332553, Fax (305) 9290507.) The FDA Raid Report Raid: Burzynski Research Clinic ~ 7 July 1985 (cid:1) Address: 1200 Richmond Avenue, #260, Houston TX 77082(cid:1) Phone: (713) 597 0111 - Dean Mouscher(cid:1) Reason: Interstate shipping of antineoplastins (cancer therapy). NCI, Aetna Insurance(cid:1) and others pressured FDA into raiding the Burzynski Clinic.(cid:1) Outcome: FDA seized 200,000 !Medical and resear.ch documents, forcing Burzynski to (cid:1) pay to make copies. No charges were filed. (cid:1) Raid: The Life Extension Foundation - 26 February 1987 (cid:1) Address: PO Box 229120, Hollywood FL 33022(cid:1) Phone: 1 800 333 2553 ~ John Hammell, Political Office(cid:1) Reason: FDA alleged LEF was seIring "unapproved drugs" (vitamins in US) and life(cid:1) extension drugs from overseas companies.(cid:1) Outcome: FDA seized US$5OO,OOO worth of vitamins, computers, files, newsletters and (cid:1) personal belongings, ripped phones out of walls, and terrorised employees. The(cid:1) Foundation's leaders, Saul Kent and William Faloon, were indicted on 28 criminal counts(cid:1) with a maximum prison time of 84 years, in November 1991. Case is still pending.(cid:1) Raid: Pets Smell·Free, Inc. - Summer 11988 (cid:1) Address: 350 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City UT 84101 (cid:1) Phone: (80rl) 3221221; email Magnum@UTW.com (Mark Geiger)(cid:1) Reason: Product designed to prevent pets from giving off foul odours (also sold for(cid:1) fishtanks). FDA called it an "unsafe, unapproved drug". (cid:1) Outcome: Seized entire inventory and business records. PSF won in court several times, (cid:1) but in July 1994 the FDA won 011 appeal. FDA wants PSF to sign consent decree, but (cid:1) they have refused. (cid:1) Raid: Traco Labs, Inc. - November 1988 (cid:1) Address: 205 S. Main Street, Seymour IL 61875(cid:1) Phone: (217) 687 2800 - Sid Tracy, President(cid:1) Reason: FDA claimed that black currant oil was an "unsafe food additive".(cid:1) Outcome: FDA seized two drums of black currant oil as well as a large quantity of the (cid:1) capsulised product. On 28 January 1993, the US Court of Appeals ruled against the FDA.(cid:1) The judge said that the FDA's definition of "food additive" is too broad-that even water(cid:1) added to food would be considered a food additive.(cid:1) FEBRUARY - MARCH 1995 NEXUS·17