Codex Exec. Cmte.Endorses Restrictive Guidelines

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> Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 18:45:14 -0400 (EDT)

> From: " Ana Micka, President-Citizens for Health "

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> Subject: Codex Exec. Cmte.Endorses Restrictive

> Guidelines

>

> Codex Commission Executive Committee Endorses

> Restrictive Vitamin-Mineral Guidelines

>

> by S. , Esq., Board Chair, Citizens for

> Health who is attending the Codex Committee meeting

> in Rome as a member of the official U.S. Delegation.

>

> July 3, 2005. Dr. Ed Scarbrough, US Codex Office

> administrator and administrative leader of the US

> Delegation to the 28th session of the Codex

> Alimentarius Commission, today told the delegation

> at its pre-meeting session that the Codex Commission

> Executive Committee had endorsed the vitamin and

> mineral guidelines recommended to it for adoption by

> its Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special

> Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU). The endorsed guidelines

> call for upper intake limits based on toxic chemical

> risk assessment, prohibit health claims for foods,

> and urge consumers to restrict their intake of

> nutrients to the foods they eat. The endorsement of

> the guidelines by the Executive Committee virtually

> ensures their adoption by the full Commission at its

> July 4 meeting.

>

> Dr. Scarbrough commented on Chinese and other Asian

> country desires to have greater flexibility, based

> on unique dietary habits, to add other categories

> than vitamins and minerals to the guidelines, and

> Australia's " perennial " desire to restrict the

> guidelines to countries that treat vitamins and

> minerals only as foods. These arguments, he

> reported, did not move the Codex Executive Committee

> away from endorsing the guidelines. Nor did

> Canada's lack of support for the guidelines. Canada

> argued that " given the differences in diets, food

> supplies, attitudes, and consumption patterns around

> the world, such guidelines were best left to

> national governments. " This argument failed to move

> the Executive Committee to recommend delay or

> rejection of the guidelines.

>

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>

http://www.healthactioncenter.com/ctt.asp?u=3950956 & l=98825

>

> S. , partner in Swankin and , a 32

> year old Washington DC law firm is a Private Sector

> Advisor to the US Codex Delegation on behalf of

> Citizens for Health and Citizens for Health

> supporter NOW Foods.

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They think that by reducing the minimum vitamin

requirements, they can signficantly reduce world

hunger! HUH???

You gotta read this . . . We're in big, big trouble if

the U.S. adopts this!

When vitamins must be prescribed by physicians, and

are covered by insurance, can you imagine how much

insurance is going to go up???

Rogene

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Codex Commission Executive Committee Endorses Restrictive Vitamin-Mineral Guidelines

by S. , Esq., Board Chair, Citizens for Health who is attending the Codex Committee meeting in Rome as a member of the official U.S. Delegation.

July 3, 2005. Dr. Ed Scarbrough, US Codex Office administrator and administrative leader of the US Delegation to the 28th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, today told the delegation at its pre-meeting session that the Codex Commission Executive Committee had endorsed the vitamin and mineral guidelines recommended to it for adoption by its Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU). The endorsed guidelines call for upper intake limits based on toxic chemical risk assessment, prohibit health claims for foods, and urge consumers to restrict their intake of nutrients to the foods they eat. The endorsement of the guidelines by the Executive Committee virtually ensures their adoption by the full Commission at its July 4 meeting.

Dr. Scarbrough commented on Chinese and other Asian country desires to have greater flexibility, based on unique dietary habits, to add other categories than vitamins and minerals to the guidelines, and Australia’s “perennial” desire to restrict the guidelines to countries that treat vitamins and minerals only as foods. These arguments, he reported, did not move the Codex Executive Committee away from endorsing the guidelines. Nor did Canada’s lack of support for the guidelines. Canada argued that “given the differences in diets, food supplies, attitudes, and consumption patterns around the world, such guidelines were best left to national governments.” This argument failed to move the Executive Committee to recommend delay or rejection of the guidelines.

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S. , partner in Swankin and , a 32 year old Washington DC law firm is a Private Sector Advisor to the US Codex Delegation on behalf of Citizens for Health and Citizens for Health supporter NOW Foods.

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Just got this today in my inbox....

--- " Ana Micka, President-Citizens for Health "

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> Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 18:43:50 -0400 (EDT)

> From: " Ana Micka, President-Citizens for Health "

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> redhead60707@...

> Subject: Codex Exec. Cmte.Endorses Restrictive

> Guidelines

>

> Codex Commission Executive Committee Endorses

> Restrictive Vitamin-Mineral Guidelines

>

> by S. , Esq., Board Chair, Citizens for

> Health who is attending the Codex Committee meeting

> in Rome as a member of the official U.S. Delegation.

>

> July 3, 2005. Dr. Ed Scarbrough, US Codex Office

> administrator and administrative leader of the US

> Delegation to the 28th session of the Codex

> Alimentarius Commission, today told the delegation

> at its pre-meeting session that the Codex Commission

> Executive Committee had endorsed the vitamin and

> mineral guidelines recommended to it for adoption by

> its Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special

> Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU). The endorsed guidelines

> call for upper intake limits based on toxic chemical

> risk assessment, prohibit health claims for foods,

> and urge consumers to restrict their intake of

> nutrients to the foods they eat. The endorsement of

> the guidelines by the Executive Committee virtually

> ensures their adoption by the full Commission at its

> July 4 meeting.

>

> Dr. Scarbrough commented on Chinese and other Asian

> country desires to have greater flexibility, based

> on unique dietary habits, to add other categories

> than vitamins and minerals to the guidelines, and

> Australia's " perennial " desire to restrict the

> guidelines to countries that treat vitamins and

> minerals only as foods. These arguments, he

> reported, did not move the Codex Executive Committee

> away from endorsing the guidelines. Nor did

> Canada's lack of support for the guidelines. Canada

> argued that " given the differences in diets, food

> supplies, attitudes, and consumption patterns around

> the world, such guidelines were best left to

> national governments. " This argument failed to move

> the Executive Committee to recommend delay or

> rejection of the guidelines.

>

> >>read more

>

http://www.healthactioncenter.com/ctt.asp?u=3911862 & l=98825

>

> S. , partner in Swankin and , a 32

> year old Washington DC law firm is a Private Sector

> Advisor to the US Codex Delegation on behalf of

> Citizens for Health and Citizens for Health

> supporter NOW Foods.

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ABOUT THE ACTION CENTER:

> The Health Action Center is a joint effort of The

> Campaign for Better Health and Citizens for Health.

> We provide you with a way to easily send emails and

> faxes to support healthier choices and practical

> solutions to solve our nation's serious healthcare

> crisis.

>

> FEEDBACK: If you need to get in contact with us (if

> you have trouble unsubscribing, or have questions

> about the list itself), send an email to

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Several important articles are included here. Most of us have a strong interest

in the developments of Codex rules so I'll forward whatever info I get.

Codex Commission Executive Committee Endorses Restrictive Vitamin-Mineral

Guidelines

by S. , Esq., Board Chair, Citizens for Health who is

attending the Codex Committee meeting in Rome as a member of the official U.S.

Delegation.

July 3, 2005. Dr. Ed Scarbrough, US Codex Office administrator and

administrative leader of the US Delegation to the 28th session of the Codex

Alimentarius Commission, today told the delegation at its pre-meeting session

that the Codex Commission Executive Committee had endorsed the vitamin and

mineral guidelines recommended to it for adoption by its Committee on Nutrition

and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU). The endorsed guidelines call for

upper intake limits based on toxic chemical risk assessment, prohibit health

claims for foods, and urge consumers to restrict their intake of nutrients to

the foods they eat. The endorsement of the guidelines by the Executive

Committee virtually ensures their adoption by the full Commission at its July 4

meeting.

Dr. Scarbrough commented on Chinese and other Asian country desires to

have greater flexibility, based on unique dietary habits, to add other

categories than vitamins and minerals to the guidelines, and Australia's

" perennial " desire to restrict the guidelines to countries that treat vitamins

and minerals only as foods. These arguments, he reported, did not move the

Codex Executive Committee away from endorsing the guidelines. Nor did Canada's

lack of support for the guidelines. Canada argued that " given the differences in

diets, food supplies, attitudes, and consumption patterns around the world, such

guidelines were best left to national governments. " This argument failed to move

the Executive Committee to recommend delay or rejection of the guidelines.

>>click here to read the full story

S. , partner in Swankin and , a 32 year old Washington

DC law firm is a Private Sector Advisor to the US Codex Delegation on behalf of

Citizens for Health and Citizens for Health supporter NOW Foods.

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