[CO-CURE] NOT: Codex guidelines on food supplements approved in Rome

[Guest guest]

No; this is not what I the same thing I posted last night

from Citizens for Health; this is much more conclusive, plus more detail and

information from among others, Tim Bolen. Check out what YOUR country did!

I say more conclusive; as among other things it was send by the part

of Co-Cure that deals specifically with ME, CFS and FM and illnesses &

occurences which effect those illnessses in particular. In other words; it

effects

and is relevent to those with those illnesses, plus relevent and related

ones. Am I repeating myself?

I live in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, and this last July 1st,

" Canada Day " , was the first time I haven't seem a lot of fireworks celebrating.

And I have several friends from the States whom wrote that they did not see

anything to celebrate about on July 4th, Indendence Day, which I gather has

meant

a day to celebrate their freedoms.

Blessings

Shan

[There is two parts to this E-mail - the second part is from the " Millions

of Health Freedom Fighters - Newsletter " . Tom K.]

From: Alliance for Natural Health (ANH)

Subject: Codex guidelines on food supplements approved in Rome

Please see latest ANH news item below from yesterday, indicating that the

text for the Codex Guidelines on vitamin and mineral food supplements has now

been accepted by consensus vote.

Although this can hardly be good for health freedom, ANH will be working very

hard to ensure that at least the risk assessment framework to be adopted is

improved dramatically over the models currently in use in the US and Europe.

Codex text approved in Rome

In a retrograde step fo health freedom, the text for the Codex Guidelines on

Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements was accepted today.

ANH comment

The text has now been accepted after some 10 years of deliberation. The

specific methodology for risk assessment is as yet not finalised, so there

is still some room for reducing the final and global impact of the Codex

Guidelines.

On America's Day of Independence, it appears as if the US government

delegation did little to protect its the independence of its own people - at

least in the area of health choices.

And it seems that few countries have fully appreciated that these Guidelines

are a slippery slope to global guidelines and subsequent regulation for all

natural health products, which could interfere with the future availability of

traditions of botanical medicine, some of them thousands of years old.

And here's what happened, many thanks to Diane for her rapid

reporting from the Codex Alimentarius Commission meeting in Rome...

Press Release -  National Health Freedom Coalition:  Codex Full Commission

adopts Codex Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements in final form

July 4, 2005, Rome Italy. by Diane JD.

Minutes ago the full Commission of Codex Alimentarius adopted in final form,

the Codex Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements.  This adoption

is the Step 8 adoption, the final stage of adoption for the

international Codex guidelines.  The Codex Vitamin and Mineral Food

Supplements guidelines are now official and no longer in draft form.

The Commission, attended by over 85 of the 171 Codex countries, adopted the

guidelines by consensus method.  There was brief discussion before adoption

taking in comments from a small number of countries and two NGOs.

Australia requested adding the word " only " in Section 1.3 bertwee the words

" apply " and " in " .   The sentence would then read " These guidelines apply only

in those jurisdictions where products defined in 2.1 are regulated as foods. "

Australia's comments were followed by request from Venzuela and Spain to

clarify the spanish translation.

Venezuela was followed by China.  China stated that every government in

making decisions about vitamins and minerals should take into account the

dietary

limitations of their own countries, that governments can select vitamins and

minerals acocording to the customs and habits of their country.China also

pointed out that there should be definitions of the sources of vitamins.

Columbia spoke up and commented that Vitamins and Minerals are intended for

deficiencies and are recommended for health reasons and said that there has to

be no exaggerated use of minerals.

Egypt commented and offered a clarification saying that vitamin and minerals

can be considered if daily needs are not being met.

After the countries were heard, the Chairman recognized NGOs

(Non-Governmental Organizations).  National Health Federation (NHF) a world

wide consumer organization with NGO status at  Codex was recognized tospeak. 

Attonery Tipps of NHF stood and requested the guidelines not be adopted

but rather be sent back to commitee for 3 important reasons. 

1)According to Codex rules a " purpose " statement must be part of all

guidelines adopted and the Vitamin and Mineral guidelines did not contain a

purpose. 

2)Secondly,the guidelines did not define vitamin and mineral and therefore it

is unclear as to what is being regulated. 

3)And lastly, he pointed out that the Chinese comments were substantive and

according to Codex rules on page 27 of the procedural manual, a substantive

amendment request should be addressed at the committee level.  His comments were

heard.

The NGO IADSA was then recognized.  IADSA stressed the fact that the draft

guidelines should be adopted because they had been worked on in committee for

near 10 years and that valuable consensus had been reached in the Bonn Germany

committee meeting and the guidelines should now be passed

After all comments, the Chair, consulted with counsel to assess whether the

addition of the word " only " would change the meaning of the sentence.  After

learning that it would not he consulted with Australia and Australia repeated

their request for amendment.  The Chair recommended adoption of the amendment

and there was no dissent.  Then the Chair recommended the guidelines be adopted

at Stage 8 in their final form and that China submit their substantive

amendment requests to the committee at their next meeting.

There was no further comment or dissent from any country and the guidelines

were adopted.

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Subject: Vitamins to be Banned Worldwide...

Millions of Health Freedom Fighters - Newsletter

[timbolen@...]

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen

Monday, July 4th, 2005

" Big Pharma " won a major victory in Rome, Italy today.  Vitamins and

minerals, for over-the-counter sale will be phased out, almost completely,

in every country on Planet Earth.  The " German Model " of health care will

now be the law of the land - in every land.

Below is a press release from Diane JD of the National Health Freedom

Coalition, detailing the action.  Diane is in Rome at the meeting.

Press Release -  National Health Freedom Coalition: 

Codex Full Commission adopts Codex Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food

Supplements in final form July 4, 2005, Rome Italy.

by Diane JD.

Minutes ago the full Commission of Codex Alimentarius adopted in final form,

the Codex Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements.  This adoption

is the Step 8 adoption, the final stage of adoption for the

international Codex guidelines.  The Codex Vitamin and Mineral Food

Supplements guidelines are now official and no longer in draft form.

The Commission, attended by over 85 of the 171 Codex countries, adopted the

guidelines by consensus method.  There was brief discussion before adoption

taking in comments from a small number of countries and two NGOs.

To read the whole article, click on the URL below:

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