Codex is a weapon being used to reduce the level of nutrition worldwide - I pray this does not pass.
Codex Threatens Health of Billions:
http://www.naturalnews.com/026731_CODEX_food_health.html
1|1|unsubstantiated, half-truths...|inthesticks|inthesticks@alltel.net|00:53:08|08/01/2009|
According to Wikipedia: The Codex Alimentarius (Latin for "food code" or "food book") is a collection of internationally recognized standards, codes of practice, guidelines and other recommendations relating to foods, food production and food safety. Its name derives from the Codex Alimentarius Austriacus.[1] Its texts are developed and maintained by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, a body that was established in 1963 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The Commission's main aims are stated as being to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices in the international food trade. The Codex Alimentarius is recognized by the World Trade Organization as an international reference point for the resolution of disputes concerning food safety and consumer protection.
This text has been the subject of considerable controversy, in part because many member countries may choose to regulate dietary supplements as therapeutic goods or pharmaceuticals or by some other category. The text does not seek to ban supplements, but subjects them to labeling and packaging requirements, sets criteria for the setting of maximum and minimum dosage levels, and requires that safety and efficacy are considered when determining ingredient sources. The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) have stated that the guidelines are "to stop consumers overdosing on vitamin and mineral food supplements." The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has said that the guidelines call "for labelling that contains information on maximum consumption levels of vitamin and mineral food supplements." The WHO has also said that the Guidelines "ensure that consumers receive beneficial health effects from vitamins and minerals."
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People DO take way too many OTC medications, supplements, etc. There needs to be some uniform guidance in the promotion and sell of supplements, herbal remedies, etc. But I don't see supplements and vitamins being pulled from the shelves...at least not in this country.
Official Codex Alimentarius website: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp#
2|2|More.....Codex Alimentarius: Population Control Under the Guise of Consumer Protection|Sharon|s_forshee@hotmail.com|01:26:59|08/01/2009|
http://www.naturalnews.com/z024128.html 3|2|feel like these posts are getting a little insane..|noway|stormybizzles@yahoo.com|03:44:20|08/01/2009|
:) 4|3|I agree...|inthesticks|inthesticks@alltel.net|04:52:14|08/01/2009|