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.
http://www.isil.org/towards-liberty/vitamin-ban.html