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– Towards Liberty –
A COMMENTARY ON CURRENT EVENTS
– by Jarret Wollstein –
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CODEX – A GLOBAL VITAMIN BAN?
– 08-05-05 –
Rome, Italy. On July 4, 2005, the international Codex Commission
passed final rules which will force consumers in most countries to get prescriptions for virtually all
vitamins. High-dose vitamins and many supplements will likely become impossible to get legally. And
the law will apply to most nations, including Canada and probably the U.S.
Congressman Ron Paul (R, TX) says "Codex is the final step in this 100 year-old battle to remove ‘citizen independence’ in the area of health
and medicine."
Codex vitamin regulations are the product of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission, an offshoot of the United Nations, which has been working for years to "harmonize" food
and supplement laws between nations.
The recent Commission meeting in Rome was attended by 85 of the 171
Codex countries, and only a few half-hearted objections to a global vitamin regime were voiced by
attending nations. (Much stronger objections were presented by independent consumer advocacy groups,
like US-based National Health Federation).
The Codex vitamin ban will automatically apply to the United States
without any further legislative action, as soon as CAFTA (Central American Free Trade
Agreement) passes the House of Representatives. CAFTA has already passed the Senate and President Bush
says he will sign it.
The health consequences of the Codex ban could be serious for
millions of people who depend on Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Co-Enzyme Q10, calcium, zinc, and hundreds of other
supplements to ward off disease and improve their nutrition.
$8 each for Vitamin E capsules?
Based on how Codex now works in Germany, here is what to expect once
it goes into effect here, as described by Canadian Helke Ferrie:
"In the mid-1990's my mother, then in her 80s, had a stroke. She lived in Germany. When she left
the hospital, I was ready with a nutritional plan that included high-dose vitamins: C, E, and B
– especially Inositol, as well as Co-enzyme Q10. I went to the pharmacy, whose owner was a
family friend for some 25 years, and handed him my list.
"He handed me a small packet with a price sticker of DM 200 (then about $200) containing vitamin E
capsules manufactured by one of Germany's largest pharmaceutical companies. The source was synthetic,
not the 'mixed' version from living plant sources I wanted, which contains the whole E spectrum.
"The package contained a total of 10,000 international units of E,
the equivalent of a mere 25 capsules of 400 IUs each that we are used to buying. Our bottles contain
90 capsules and cost about $20. If Codex rules in Canada, we will likely pay $800 for a bottle of 90
capsules of low-quality vitamin E – if Health Canada lets us buy that many at once, and if you
can find a doctor willing to prescribe it."
Ms. Ferrie was then informed by the pharmacist that many of the
vitamins and supplements she requested had been banned in Germany, because "Germany is a Codex
country."
Prison for possessing fish oil?
Under Codex, high doses of Vitamins C and E will likely become
impossible to get legally. And supplements like omega-3 and omega-6 fish oils will likely be banned.
As Congressman Ron Paul (R, TX) warns:
"The FDA, like all federal agencies, ultimately uses its regulatory powers in political ways. Certain
industries and companies are rewarded, and others are punished. No regulatory agency is immune from
politics, which is why the FDA should not be trusted with power over our intimate health care
decisions.
"The real issue is not whether supplements really work, or whether
FDA drugs really are safe. The real issue is: Who decides, the individual or the state."
If you don't want your vitamins and supplements taken away from you
by the UN, write your representatives in Congress and President Bush now.
For more information go to:
Congressman Ron Paul's Website
Dr. Rath Health Foundation
Johathan Campell Health Alert
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