What is Mandatory Product Listing (MPL)?

MPL is a legislative proposal that would require all dietary supplements to be listed in a central FDA database. While marketed as transparency, it functions as a 'Pre-Market Approval' system, giving the FDA the power to administratively remove ingredients (like NAC or NMN) from the market without due process.

Why do some supplement trade groups support the Durbin Doctrine?

Groups like the CRN (Council for Responsible Nutrition) often support strict regulations because their members (large corporations) can afford the compliance costs. This creates a 'regulatory moat' that bankrupts small, artisan competitors, allowing the large monopolies to consolidate the market.

Does the FDA need new laws to stop dangerous products like Tianeptine?

No. Tianeptine is an unapproved drug and is already illegal under current laws. The FDA has full authority to seize it today. The call for new laws is a 'Red Herring' used to expand bureaucratic power over safe, traditional nutrients.

The Durbin Doctrine: The Mandatory Listing Trap

by Jason J. Duke - Owner/Artisan

Fresh Content: December 11, 2025 15:40

"Transparency" is the Trojan Horse. The Durbin Doctrine (manifested as "Mandatory Product Listing" or MPL) is not a list; it is a Pre-Market Approval trap designed to crush the Natural Products Association (NPA) resistance and hand control to the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) monopolies. It serves one purpose: to create a Funnel that eliminates artisan diversity and homogenizes the food supply under the control of the Medical Industrial Complex.

Diagram of the Durbin Doctrine Funnel showing diverse artisan supplements being crushed into uniform pharmaceutical bricks by Mandatory Product Listing regulations — **Figure 1: The Funnel of Control.** (Click to Enlarge) Left: The "Wild West" (Freedom/Diversity). Right: The "Approved" Supply (Homogenized/Pharma-Owned).

The Audit: Freedom of Access vs. The Durbin Doctrine

Mechanism	The Sovereign View (NPA Position)	The Durbin Doctrine (CRN/Pharma Position)
Mandatory Listing (MPL)	Administrative Trap. Gives FDA the power to "Delete" ingredients (NAC, NMN) without trial.	"Transparency." A public database to "see what is on the market" (The Trojan Horse).
Regulatory Goal	Post-Market Surveillance. Punish bad actors who sell adulterated products.	Pre-Market Approval. Guilty until proven innocent. Permission slips required for food.
Economic Impact	Innovation. Protects small artisans and ancient wisdom traditions.	Consolidation. High compliance costs act as a "Moat" to protect Monopolies.
The "Red Herring"	Enforcement Failure. Tianeptine is already illegal. The FDA refuses to act.	"Regulatory Gap." Claims they need more power to stop dangerous products.

The Codex of Warfare

1. The "Red Herring" Strategy
2. The "Delisting" Trap (NAC & NMN)
3. Resistance vs. Capitulation (NPA vs. CRN)

1. The "Red Herring" Strategy

Senator Durbin and the medical lobby routinely point to products like "Tianeptine" (Gas Station Heroin) as the justification for new, crushing regulations. This is a calculated lie. Tianeptine is not a dietary supplement; it is an unapproved drug. It is already illegal under the current DSHEA framework.

The presence of Tianeptine on shelves is not a "Regulatory Gap"; it is an Enforcement Failure. The FDA already possesses the power to seize these products and arrest the sellers. They choose not to, creating a "crisis" that they can then leverage to demand more power over legitimate nutrients like Vitamin C and NAC. They use the fringe to punish the center.

2. The "Delisting" Trap

Why do we fight a centralized database? Because once a database exists, the FDA gains the administrative power to "Delete" an ingredient with a single keystroke. This effectively makes the product illegal without a trial, a public hearing, or scientific debate.

We have seen this attempted with NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine) and NMN (Nicotinamide Mononucleotide). The FDA attempted to retroactively classify these biological staples as "drugs" to protect pharmaceutical patents. Under the Durbin Doctrine, they would simply be removed from the list, instantly criminalizing their sale. MPL is the mechanism of erasure.

3. Resistance vs. Capitulation: The Funnel Effect

Not all trade groups are your friends. The Natural Products Association (NPA) represents the Resistance—the small retailers, the artisan formulators, and the concept of Freedom. They fight MPL because they understand it is a death sentence for diversity.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) represents the Capitulation. Their members are often the massive conglomerates (owned by Nestlé, Bayer, P&G) who can afford the high cost of regulatory compliance. They support the Durbin Doctrine because it acts as a "Moat." It raises the cost of doing business so high that independent artisan competitors go bankrupt, funneling the entire market into their consolidated facilities. This homogenizes the supply, replacing "Living Vitality" with "Clinical Grade" dust.

The Sovereign Reframe: They are not trying to make supplements safer; they are trying to make them theirs. The NPA fights for your right to choose; the Durbin Doctrine fights for their right to rule.

Codex VII: Warfare

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