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Freedom The Assault Choice Health Care PUBLIC UNREST AT TERROR TACTICS (Editor's Note: On 13th January this year, the Life Extension Foundation coordinated 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 not just to destroy the businesses and lives of their targets, but also P to spread fear throughout the land, so that others who may be tempted to rebel against the f My t agency will remain meek and submissive." O J U. KY RY om e 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 of the te rro r further details, don't ring us, contact: Saul Kent, President, Life Extension Foundation, 1534 Polk St, Hollywood, FL 33020, USA. Ph: 1 800 333 2553, Fax (305) 929 0507.) e e tactic raids Qiao Raid: Burzynski Research Clinic — 7 July 1985 upo n hea | th Address: 1200 Richmond Avenue, #260, Houston TX 77082 Phone: (713) 5970111 — Dean Mouscher Reason: Interstate shipping of antineoplastins (cancer therapy). NCI, Aetna Insurance OF | r e and others pressured FDA into raiding the Burzynski Clinic. Outcome: FDA seized 200,000 medical and research documents, forcing Burzynski to businesses pay to make copies. No charges were filed. Raid: The Life Extension Foundation — 26 February 1987 a cross Address: PO Box 229120, Hollywood FL 33022 Phone: 1 800 333 2553 — John Hammell, Political Office e Reason: FDA alleged LEF was selling "unapproved drugs" (vitamins in US) and life America and extension drugs from overseas companies. Outcome: FDA seized US$500,000 worth of vitamins, computers, files, newsletters and ° personal belongings, ripped phones out of walls, and terrorised employees. The Austra lia. Foundation’s leaders, Saul Kent and William Faloon, were indicted on 28 criminal counts with a maximum prison time of 84 years, in November 1991. Case is still pending. Raid: Pets Smell-Free, Inc. — Summer 1988 Address: 350 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City UT 84101 Phone: (801) 322 1221; email Magnum@UTW.com (Mark Geiger) Reason: Product designed to prevent pets from giving off foul odours (also sold for fishtanks). FDA called it an "unsafe, unapproved drug". Outcome: Seized entire inventory and business records. PSF won in court several times, Hesse See Teter TAOA tha DIVA eran ne annant ETNA enews DOE tn aien aannan + Anaran Raid: Burzynski Research Clinic — 7 July 1985 Address: 1200 Richmond Avenue, #260, Houston TX 77082 Phone: (713) 5970111 — Dean Mouscher Reason: Interstate shipping of antineoplastins (cancer therapy). NCI, Aetna Insurance and others pressured FDA into raiding the Burzynski Clinic. Outcome: FDA seized 200,000 medical and research documents, forcing Burzynski to pay to make copies. No charges were filed. care businesses Raid: The Life Extension Foundation — 26 February 1987 Address: PO Box 229120, Hollywood FL 33022 Phone: 1 800 333 2553 — John Hammell, Political Office Reason: FDA alleged LEF was selling "unapproved drugs" (vitamins in US) and life extension drugs from overseas companies. Outcome: FDA seized US$500,000 worth of vitamins, computers, files, newsletters and personal belongings, ripped phones out of walls, and terrorised employees. The Foundation's leaders, Saul Kent and William Faloon, were indicted on 28 criminal counts with a maximum prison time of 84 years, in November 1991. Case is still pending. Raid: Pets Smell-Free, Inc. — Summer 1988 Address: 350 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City UT 84101 Phone: (801) 322 1221; email Magnum@UTW.com (Mark Geiger) Reason: Product designed to prevent pets from giving off foul odours (also sold for fishtanks). FDA called it an "unsafe, unapproved drug". Outcome: Seized entire inventory and business records. PSF won in court several times, but in July 1994 the FDA won on appeal. FDA wants PSF to sign consent decree, but they have refused. Extracted from the January 1995 issue of Townsend Letter For Doctors i 911 Tyler Street | Port Townsend, WA 98368-6541, USA Phone +1 (206) 385 6021 Fax +1 (206) 385 0699 Raid: Traco Labs, Inc. — November 1988 Address: 205 S. Main Street, Seymour IL 61875 Phone: (217) 687 2800 — Sid Tracy, President Reason: FDA claimed that black currant oil was an "unsafe food additive". Outcome: FDA seized two drums of black currant oil as well as a large quantity of the capsulised product. On 28 January 1993, the US Court of Appeals ruled against the FDA. The judge said that the FDA's definition of "food additive" is too broad—that even water added to food would be considered a food additive. NEXUS ¢ 17 PUBLIC UNREST AT TERROR TACTICS The FDA Raid Report FEBRUARY - MARCH 1995