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Lynn Michaels <nirenbergl wrote:Wed, 24 Sep 2003 20:50:40 -0400

WHAT WE MUST DO NOW TO DEFEND HEALTH FREEDOM IN THE USA AND WORLD

WIDE

Lynn Michaels

 

WHAT WE MUST DO NOW TO DEFEND HEALTH FREEDOM IN THE USA AND WORLD WIDE

 

(October 2, 2002)- Opinion of John Hammell, IAHF:

http://www.iahf.com/iadsa/defend_health_freedom.html

 

1. NNFA MEMBERS SHOULD VOTE TO EXPEL CAPSUGEL (PFIZER) ON A BASIS OF THEIR CODE

OF ETHICS & BYLAWS

 

Members of NNFA USA Should scrutinize their bylaws, and vote out Capsugel on a

basis of Dennin wrongly expelling NNFA NZ from IADSA, and on a basis that he

played a key role as former co chair of NNFA's International committee in

misleading members of NNFA into believing that DSHEA is " safe " from

international harmonization. The Congressional Research Service has indicated

otherwise to Congressmen Paul and De Fazio.

 

NNFA's CODE OF ETHICS: http://www.nnfa.org/aboutnnfa/codeofethics/index.htm

Under this code members pledge to " increase nutritional information " and

" enhance consumer rights "

 

Question: Is Randy Dennin (Capsugel/Pfizer) in fact doing this? On what

legitimate basis was NNFA NZ expelled from IADSA? Is IADSA endorsing Australia's

highly restrictive medicalized regulatory model over New Zealand's Food based

regulatory model as Ron Law of NNFA NZ says IADSA is? In his capacity of former

co-chair of NNFA USA's International committee, and in his current capacity as a

member, is Dennin (Capsugel/Pfizer) truly defending the interests of ALL members

of NNFA USA? Is it REALLY true (as Dennin/Capsugel/Pfizer) claim that DSHEA

would " never " be threatened by international harmonization?

 

NNFA BYLAWS: http://www.nnfa.org/aboutnnfa/bylaws/BYLAWS.pdf

 

Especially see Article 14.3 Conflict of Interest Disclosure... Shouldn't NNFA

Members inquire as to whether or not Dennin filled out a conflict of interest

disclosure form as a member and former co chair of NNFA's International

Committee, as required in this bylaw? In so doing, did he state that he was an

employee of Warner Lambert, until 2000 when Warner merged with Pfizer? Is he

currently stating in a conflict of interest disclosure form that he is an

employee of Pfizer? How extensive is this conflict of interest disclosure form?

Does it ask the member to list the names of pharmaceutical drugs that their

company sells which compete in the marketplace with dietary supplements? If not,

why not? How can NNFA be certain that a member is adhering to NNFA's Code of

Ethics if they do not attempt to determine this via a conflict of interest

disclosure form???

 

Has a member of NNFA ever been expelled for violations of either the Code of

Ethics or the Bylaws? If not, why not? How can NNFA claim to be enforcing their

Code of Ethics and their bylaws if they allow pharmaceutical companies to join,

hold key committee chairmanships, and be on key committees??? Shouldn't every

dues paying member of NNFA demand answers to these questions in light of this

information? Granted, I am stating opinions here. I am not asserting that

everything I am presenting here is a totally unasailable fact- but shouldn't

these questions be asked?

 

Take a look at Article 3.9, Expulsion. A member can be expelled " for cause,

after notice, and a reasonable opportunity to be heard, by the affirmative vote

of 2/3rds of the Directors present and voting at a meeting at which a quorum

(simple majority) is present and for which notice of the proposed expulsion has

been provided. Cause shall be limited to failure to pay dues, failure to

continue to meet the qualifications for membership, or actions which are

detrimental to the best interests of the Association. "

 

It is IAHF's opinion that Pfizer's gameplan is to have Dennin make contributions

via Pfizer subsidiary Capsugel to numerous dietary supplement industry causes

and functions, and to join numerous vitamin industry trade associations, and to

take actions via such things as chairmanship of IADSA to create an APPEARANCE of

loyalty to the industry in order to keep people from looking " too closely " at

the position of hardliners (such as Ron Law or John Hammell) regarding matters

such as what IADSA is ACTUALLY doing, and such as whether Dennin's advice to

members of NNFA via his being on their International committee are REALLY in the

best interests of ALL members of NNFA... Politics is the manipulation of

perceptions. It is IAHF's opinion that Pfizer did not become the world's #1

pharmaceutical company by accident- they go there by being very shrewd

businessmen, and that includes having a very solid grasp of politics- and how to

manipulate perceptions.

 

2. If NNFA Won't Expel Capsugel (Pfizer), Members Fearing that IAHF May Be

Correct should work with IAHF to form a new trade association and:

 

 

A) Push for a GENUINE oversight hearing on the Codex vitamin issue, since the

first hearing was whitewashed

 

B) Get Behind Legislation such as Ron Law's American Sovereignty Restoration

Act, intended to remove the US from the UN in order to protect US sovereign law,

particularly DSHEA

 

C) At the international level, immediately assist the UK based Alliance for

Natural Health http://www.alliance-natural-health.org/ and the UK based Health

Freedom Movement http://www.healthfreedommovement.com to do the following:

 

 

1) Hold huge demonstrations throughout England, especially, also Holland and

Sweden against the EU Directives

 

2) Get the EU to make extensive amendments to the Medicines, and Herbs

Directives in order to protect consumer access to supplements

 

3) File suit against the European Commission over the Vitamin Directive which

unfortunately passed.

 

4) Put massive pressure on the FDA to stop participating in the creation of a

finalized Codex vitamin standard in accordance with the will of the American

people as clearly expressed via the amendment to the FDA Modernization Act of

1997 wherein the harmonization language of the bill was amended to exempt

dietary supplements. IAHF has evidence in the form of a letter from FDA Attorney

L.Robert Lake that FDA intends to IGNORE our amendment, and to press on at Codex

REGARDLESS of the will of the people and the will of Congress.

 

5) Via IAHF and allied groups world wide, form a NEW UN NGO group to REPLACE

IADSA since IADSA can't be trusted.

 

 

 

 

 

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