FW: CODEX ALIMENTARIUS

["kathryn m" <http://www.kathaus.org/~cat>]

Robert, here is the notice i recieved.
there are some websites listed in here.
--kathryn

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From: "kat erwal" <http://www.hotmail.com/~swervitude>
To: http://www.kathaus.org/~cat
Sent: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:35:37 -0800
Subject: FW: CODEX ALIMENTARIUS

>From: Capitan <http://www.wakeupandsmellyourgovernment.com/~capitan>
>To: Wake Up - S to T:;
>Subject: CODEX ALIMENTARIUS
>Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 10:12:06 -0800
>
>>
>>___________________________________________________________________
>>
>>CODEX ALIMENTARIUS
>>Banning of the sales of Vitamins .. worldwide ...
>>
>>Read this very important health message below and contact everyone.
>>
>>Your right to choose your vitamin, mineral and other supplements may end 
>>In June of this year (2005). After that U.S. supplements will be defined 
>>and controlled by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Health 
>>Organization (WHO). The CODEX ALIMENTARIUS (Food Code) is setting the 
>>supplement standards for all countries in the WTO. They will be enforced 
>>by the WTO and will override U.S. Laws. The U.S. President and Congress 
>>agreed to this take-over when the WTO Treaty was signed.  Violations are 
>>punished by WTO trade sanctions. CODEX drastically restricts vitamins, 
>>minerals, herbs and other supplements. CODEX met secretly in November, 
>>2004 and finalized "Step 8 (the final stage)" to begin implementation in 
>>June, 2005.
>>
>>The CODE includes:
>>
>>(1) No supplement can be sold for preventive or therapeutic use.
>>
>>(2) Any potency higher than RDA (minimal strength) is a "drug" requiring a 
>>Prescription and must be produced by drug companies. Over 5000 safe items 
>>now in health stores will be banned, terminating health stores as we now 
>>know them.
>>
>>(3) CODEX regulations become binding internationally.
>>
>>(4) New supplements are banned unless given very expensive CODEX testing 
>>and approval.
>>
>>CODEX now applies to Norway and Germany, among others, where zinc tablets 
>>rose from $4 per bottle to $52. Echinacea (an ancient immune-enhancement 
>>herb) rose from $14 to $153 (both examples are now allowed by prescription 
>>only). They are now "drugs". Vitamin C above 200 mg, niacin above 32 mg, 
>>vitamin B6 above 4 mg-all are banned over-the-counter as drugs. No amino 
>>acids (arginine, lysine, carnitine, etc. = essential amino acids!), 
>>essential fatty acids (omegas 3, 6, 9, etc.), or other essential 
>>supplements such as DMEA, DHEA, CoQ10, MSM, beta-carotene, etc. are 
>>allowed.
>>
>>The CODEX rules are not based on real science. They are made by a few 
>>people
>>meeting in secret (see web sites below), not necessarily scientists. In 
>>1993 the FDA and drug corporations tried to put all supplements under 
>>restriction and prescription. But over 4 million Americans told Congress 
>>and the President to protect their freedom of choice on health 
>>supplements. The DSHEA Law was passed in 1994, which does so. But this 
>>will be over ruled by CODEX and the World Trade Organization.
>>
>>Virtually nothing about it has been in the media. What the drug 
>>corporations ave failed to do through Congress they have gotten by sneak 
>>attack through CODEX with the help of a silent media. What can be done at 
>>this late hour?
>>
>>(1) Spread the word as much as possible. Inform yourselves :
>>http://www.ahha.org
>>http://www.iahf.com
>>http://www.alliance-natural-health.org.
>>
>>(2) Oppose bills S.722 and H.R.3377. These support the CODEX restrictions 
>>with U.S. laws, changing the DSHEA law.
>>
>>(3) Support H. R.1146 which would restore the sovereignty of the U.S. 
>>Constitution over CODEX, etc.
>>
>>(4) Express your wishes to the President, Senators and Representatives
>>(They got us into this!) ASAP.
>>
>>(5) Contact multi-level health marketing groups that can get their members 
>>to inform the government.
>>
>>(6) Send donations, however small, to the British Alliance for Natural 
>>Health (see web site above). It has succeeded in challenging the CODEX 
>>directives in World Court later this month or next. They need help 
>>financially, having carried the fight effectively for everyone. CODEX and 
>>the FDA wish to protect us by controlling supplements in the same way they 
>>do prescription drugs. A study of the latter by three medical scientists 
>>was reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, April 15, 
>>1998-Vol. 279, No. 15, p. 1200 ".Incidence of Adverse Drug Reactions 
>>(ADR's) was found to be extremely high." Covering 30 years (1966 to
>>1996) it was found that in the U.S. an average of 106,000 hospitalized 
>>patients per year (290 per day)! die from ADR's and 2,200,000 need more 
>>hospitalization for recovery. These were FDA approved drugs, properly 
>>administered by competent professionals in hospitals--none were considered 
>>malpractice. This is the number four cause of death in the U.S. When 
>>combined, these account for 7% of all hospitalized patients. This is 
>>equivalent to a 9-11 attack every ten days. There are very few fatalities 
>>from supplements or the news would be on every front page.  There is no 
>>need for more FDA control of supplements than is already in place, which 
>>is substantial. Instead of drastically restricting supplements, why 
>>doesn't the FDA better control and restrict the extremely dangerous 
>>pharmaceutical drugs which are now killing us at the rate of a major 
>>airline crash per day?
>>
>>Wallace G. Heath, Ph.D.
>>1145 Marine Drive
>>Bellingham, WA 98225
>>
>>Do a LYCOS search for "codex alimentarius" and read all you can...
>>This thing is REAL BAD !