Fw: Codex strikes Europe and will soon take away your suppliments as well!

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Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 1:03 AM

Subject: Codex strikes Europe and will soon take away your suppliments as

well!

> Dear Mr Ehlers,

>

> I am writing you again over my concern with CODEX and the inhibition to a

> natural industry I and the others on the lists you see I have copied in on

> this letter depend. I see that it is moving ahead in Europe and I assume

it

> will soon be attempted here as well. Here is an example via a link.

> http://rense.com/general61/EWUi.htm

>

> This change would be of very grave nature to many Americans. Please note

> also, that even though " replying all " directly to this email would be

> blocked as SPAM, I have included all of these groups, so you would be

aware

> that I am making certain each will receive this letter, as well as any

> response you and the other representatives I write, send back. This

message

> and your response will be literally reaching tens of thousands of people

> with direct interest in the subject. I (and I am certain, the others I am

> including in this email), would really appreciate it if you would take the

> time to give us a reasonable reply and not a standardized form letter or

> other over simplified, propaganda based answer.

>

> As well, remember we are an aging population and should be allowed to

decide

> for ourselves what we wish to do to sustain our health, not be dictated to

> by the pharmachem industry. It is obvious to anyone who examines the

> situation that the pharmachemical industry care far more about their

profit

> than our health or free choice. I pray we the American people can count

on

> your support and opposition to the phamachemical industries attempts to

> steal these valuable materials from us, so they can restrict us to their

> synthetic poisons. Most Americans understand that their goal is the

> synthetics they sell make them rich at the expense of our pocket books and

> health. Any reasonable person must also take into account the continually

> rising cost of health care in this country and the likelihood that being

> restricted to ONLY patented materials will only accelerate that negative

> trend, leaving many Americans with no medical care or alternative what so

> ever. Natural substances provide us with a means to remain healthy, thus

> not enhancing the possibility of not needing the synthetic materials that

> cost our society and health so dearly.

>

> Please also note, that though a few negative reactions may occur with

> natural materials, (which have sustained humanity for most of it's

history),

> many more deaths and dire effects occur each year from pharmachemicals

than

> all of the herbal and vitamin based materials put together. Aspirin alone

> kills more people each year than all of herbal materials taken together.

> If you add into that the deaths and consequences of synthetic drugs like

> Vioxx, Celabrex, Naproxen or other of the many diverse materials supplied

by

> the pharmachemical industry we constantly hear made it through the FDA

(with

> the aid of money and pressure I am sure) into the lives and deaths of

> millions of people world wide natural materials are far safer.

>

> It must be further realized that natural materials are unpatentable and

> therefore they will not be researched by the pharmachemical industry or

any

> other group, as there would be no way to recoup the expense of the

research.

> Thus they would become illegal simply because the research to prove their

> value will never be done. I am sure this is one of the major goals of the

> pharmachemical industry with the goal being to force us to the products on

> which they grow rich.

>

> I also realize that you may very well (or may not) receive a large amount

of

> political and finical support from the AMA and the Pharmacutical industry

> (for example Pfizer), please be aware we the people are watching and will

> hold anyone ignoring or opposing our interests, accountable come election

> time.

>

> Thank you very much for your time and help.

>

> Mark

>

>

> Dear Mr. Ehlers,

>

> Thank you for taking the time to reply to me. While I agree that there

can

> be some mishap with natural substances .... In fact my consistent reply to

> folks who say " It's safe, It's all natural " is ... " So is strychnine,

> rattlesnake poison, and botulin toxin, want some " ? I've had to

reconsider

> that last one since the introduction of Botox for wrinkles, but so far no

> one has ever taken me up on the offer :-) . One can overdose on water if

> one consumes enough of it to upset the ion balance of the nervous system,

> but let's be realistic. Even considering the 16 or so deaths a year from

> ephedra

> can any of the prescription drugs or OTC's claim that level of safety?

More

> people die from aspirin than all of the herbal materials put together.

Last

> I heard there were 130,000,000 users of herbal and vitamin materials. Do

> you honestly believe that any prescription drug or OTC can claim an

> equivalent level of safety? Efficacy could be another story, but again

that

> is a personal choice. My experience is that most supplement users are

using

> them " IN ADDITION " to medical treatment, not instead of medical treatment.

>

> I am sorry to belabor the point and bother you once again. I do not

expect

> a reply yet again. I just wanted to make a further point on the way I

feel

> to the response you sent me. And I do truly appreciate the reply. Thank

> you for your time.

>

> Mark

> Reply

>

> > Mark

> > 1073 Cogswell

> > Grand Rapids, Michigan 49544-2818

> >

> > Dear Mark,

> >

> > Thank you for contacting me regarding dietary

> > supplements. I appreciate your willingness to share your thoughts.

> >

> > The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible

> > for regulating dietary supplements. To some, the FDA has not

> > regulated these products enough. They cite examples of problems

> > caused by the use of Ephedra, a supplement used for weight loss

> > and body building. However, others argue that the Dietary

> > Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) established an

> > effective way for the FDA to regulate supplements, and that the

> > supplements are safe, especially when judged against other

> > regulated products, such as prescription drugs. To address these

> > concerns, in January 2000, the FDA issued a 10-year plan that

> > outlines its strategy for the regulation of dietary supplements. This

> > goal of this plan is to have a scientifically-based regulatory

> > program in place by the year 2010 in order to provide consumers

> > with a confidence in the safety, composition and labeling of

> > supplements.

> >

> > Congress is reviewing the FDA's plan and considering

> > several proposals to change the regulation of dietary supplements.

> > Some proposals would establish additional standards for reporting

> > adverse reactions to dietary supplements (S. 722 and H.R. 3377).

> > Another proposal would provide additional funding for the full

> > implementation of DSHEA (S. 1538). As I consider these

> > proposals, I will be mindful of provisions that could inhibit dietary

> > supplement availability and the need to promote safety. I will keep

> > your thoughts in mind.

> >

> > Thank you again for contacting me. With best wishes, I am

> >

> > Sincerely,

> >

> > Vernon J. Ehlers

> > Member of Congress

> >

> >

> Hello,

>

> Take a look at these pages. The Government is taking aim at the

supplement

> industry again and this time the seem to mean business. If they succeed

we

> will lose the natural materials and how much further can the other goodies

> we are using to sustain ourselves with be behind them? Please write

> congress and oppose the new bill. I have written my representatives. I

am

> looking for other groups where I can post this message. Please repeat

this

> warning and urge anyone or group you know of that use supplements to

> petition congress to preserve our ability to economically access these

gifts

> from God. Don't let them slip this one by under the radar, as they are

> currently attempting to do.

>

> http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig5/schroder5.html

>

http://www.puritan.com/house/actionalert.asp?xs=4751FC7310674E0B860F1F730E9AC575\

& sc=0 & edid=

> http://capwiz.com/nnfa/issues/alert/?alertid=4089036

>

> If you live in New York might I suggest that you please write Ms. clinton

> some hate mail (election wise) in the hopes she will feel the threat to

her

> re-election prospects if she proceeds as one of the prime movers of this

> bill which she is at the present time. Everyone, PLEASE let your

> representatives know that we will hold them accountable if they support

such

> sneaky activity.

>

> Be aware that the AMA and drug industry are powerful lobbies and this is

in

> their interest so we must act now to protect our access. There was an

issue

> of JAMA entirely dedicated to supplements 3-5 years ago where they

lamented

> that supplements were the number two form of self paid, elective medicine

in

> America. They even admitted in that article that many of the natural,

(and

> therefore, UN-PATENT-ABLE) materials WORK BETTER OR AS WELL AS AND ARE

SAFER

> THAN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. They seemed to perceive that as an even greater

> threat with several suggestions on how to suppress vitamins and herbal

> materials in the public sector. They proposed to lobby congress to do

> exactly this type of move in that article to deny us access to them and

> drive that business to the traditional medical community and prescription

> drugs. Please don't let them get away with it.

>

> Thank you for your time and PLEASE HELP!

>

> Mark (grgeek

>

>

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