Date:    06/15/2000  4:56 PM

Subject: Re: Proposed Regulation FD: File No. S7-31-99

What happened yesterday and today in the trading of NBTY is criminal. Management
selectively told analysts, in private, that there will be an impact on earnings 
because of the strong pound. Off course, those analysts dumped and the stock 
dropped abut $7 or 50% in two days on immense volume. Suckers like me are left 
holding the bag.
     
I totally support the proposed regulation.
     
     
     
     
E. N. Khoury