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Saturday, July 10, 2004 10:28 PM

International activities will impact USA

 

 

Friends,

Some of you may be aware of the Codex Alimentarius, which " is the United

Nations/World Health Organization (WHO) commission's attempt to establish

worldwide standards for foods, drugs, pesticides, etc., and their distribution

and trade " . If you are not aware, but care about your freedom to buy vitamins

over the counter, then you best take some action & stay informed. Reading the

below articles and website links will give you an idea of what is going on & how

you can take action to help preserve your freedoms.

 

Keep in mind that we have an Action Alert page on our website (http://ww

w.citizensforhealthcarefreedom.org/ActionAlert.htm) that points to the issues

you need to be informed about. Please visit it frequently & take a few minutes

to do your part.

 

Thanks!

CHF

http://www.citizensforhe althcarefreedom.org/

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Article#1

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http://www.medical-library.net/sites/framer.html?/sites/_codex_a

limentarius.html

 

Codex Alimentarius

by William Campbell Douglas II, M.D.

 

The Big Carrot is Toronto's largest health food store. As in the United

States, people in Canada are starting to take responsibility for their own

health and this has alarmed the doctors, the pharmaceutical industry, and

the government.

 

On March 26, 1997, The Big Carrot was inspected by a Health Protection

Branch (HPB - Canada's version of the FDA) official and presented with a

registered letter implying that as many as a third of the products sold on

the premises were in violation of the DIN drug directorate policies.

 

The word got out to several reporters and radio talk show personalities.

The e-mail started buzzing and the faxes began rolling across Canada -

Canadians were outraged. It got so hot that the bureaucracy backed down. It

was all a big mistake, the inspector announced. He had confused The Big

Carrot (remember this is the largest health food store in the city) with a

" supplement manufacturer. "

 

Was this just an honest mistake? Or was it part of a larger plan to crack

down on Canada's natural products industry?

 

Actually, what you are about to read is worse than either and, in fact, is

bigger than all of Canada. Although I have been fighting the developing

police state in this country for 40 years, I didn't believe what I am about

to tell you. I thought it was some sort of fabrication or misunderstanding

on the part of one of my fellow-paranoids. But this is not a drill. It

really is a brazen alternative medicine take-over attempt by the United

Nations, working through the GATT treaty imposed upon you through Bill

Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and their Republican/Democrat pals.

 

The World Health Organization's " CODEX " is a threat to health freedom like

nothing we have ever seen before. What is CODEX?

 

CODEX is short for Codex Alimentarius (which is Latin for " nutrition code " )

and is the United Nations/World Health Organization (WHO) commission's

attempt to establish worldwide standards for foods, drugs, pesticides,

etc., and their distribution and trade.

 

Few Americans have heard of the Codex Alimentarius Commission partly

because it meets in Europe and has not been publicized. This semi-secrecy

is typical of the world government bureaucrats when they want to pass

regulations with a minimum of fuss from the people being regulated.

 

The stated purpose of CODEX is " to guide and promote the elaboration and

establishment of definitions and requirements for foods, to assist in their

harmonization and, in doing so, to facilitate international trade. "

 

But " facilitate " for whom?

 

Since being established in 1962, CODEX has produced 28 volumes of

standards, guidelines, and principles, including 237 food standards and 41

hygienic and technological practice codes. CODEX has resulted in

evaluations of the safety of over 700 food additives and contaminants and

the setting of more than 3,200 maximum residue levels for pesticides - a

boondoggle to warm the heart of any bureaucrat.

 

The CODEX commission meets every two years and any delegate can propose a

change in its standards. The Commission's latest outrage (in 1996) produced

an ominous new threat to health-conscious consumers the world over when the

German delegation presented a bill called the " Proposed Draft Guidelines

for Dietary Supplements. "

 

The German plan calls for the following:

 

* No vitamin, mineral, herb, etc., can be sold for prophylactic

(preventive) or therapeutic use.

* None sold as a food can exceed potency (dosage) levels set by the

commission.

* CODEX regulations for dietary supplements would become binding --

eliminating the escape clause within the General Agreement on Tariffs and

Trade (GATT) that allow a nation to set its own standards.

* all new dietary supplements would automatically be banned unless

they go through the CODEX approval process.

 

If these draconian measures are adopted, any party to GATT (which includes

the United States) that does not accept the new standards can be heavily

sanctioned (fined) by the World Trade Organization (WTO). The WTO will have

the right to levy enormous fines on any nation that gets " out of line, "

with the potential to cripple entire sectors of that nation's economy.

 

The sole U.S. delegate to CODEX has been Elizabeth A. Yetley, Ph.D., R.D.,

and FDA bureaucrat. So instead of the proverbial fox in the hen house, we

have representing us, a fox in the fox house. Responding to political

pressure in the United States, so far she has voted for health freedom, but

with little result - at the last meeting the vote went 16-2 in favor of the

German proposal. I doubt we will hear much ranting and raving from our

" representative " from the FDA.

 

You're probably sitting back saying that nothing like this could happen to

us in the U.S. - Congress wouldn't let it happen. If that's what you're

thinking, you're wrong.

 

Congress, in fact, surrendered much of its power to deal with the issue

when it passed GATT. Under the GATT agreement, member nations must

" harmonize " their rules governing the manufacture of health and medical

products with new international standards so as to be " in line " with them.

(I wonder if anyone in Congress actually read that clause before signing

the bill.) Republicans in Congress assured the American people, that GATT

is not part of a world government trap - do you believe that now?

 

Congress cannot rescind its vote on GATT - and, on the contrary, the single

U.S. delegate to this international commission can be outvoted by delegates

from other countries; it's called " international democracy. " Two steps have

already been taken in the CODEX process, which is now at step three: The

proposal is going to be formalized and written responses and debate over

its specific features will be undertaken.

 

In September, 1998, the next CODEX meeting will be held in Bonn, Germany.

It could easily be driven through to finalization at step eight unless

enough countries oppose it.

 

Why would Germans be so interested in setting international standards on

dietary supplements?

 

The answer lies in the list of international organizations " allowed " to

send delegates to the Commission's meetings. One glimpse at the list and

you'll see that 90 percent of the delegates represented giant multinational

pharmaceutical corporations. The only " consumer " organization listed is the

" International Organization of Consumers Unions, " which means that right

now the general public has zero representation on this critically important

committee - unless you're naive enough to think that a consumer's union

really represents you.

 

What supplements will CODEX " allow " you to have? NONE that you can afford.

The drug companies are licking their chops as they see the natural foods

and health industry, (which has been eating into their profits) face

wipe-out. The ruthlessness of the pharmaceutical industry is clearly

evident in this move to monopolize the health food and nutrient business of

the entire world.

 

I find it very upsetting that the German proposal before the CODEX

commission is being heavily pushed by Hoechst, Bayer, and BASF. These three

companies were formed when IG Farben was disbanded after the Nuremberg War

Trials because of its role in manufacturing the poison gas used in the Nazi

concentration camps.

 

Because of the influence these companies are exerting, Germany has been

attempting to manipulate the CODEX Committee on Nutrition and Foods for

Special Dietary Use to further the interests of the German pharmaceutical

industry, by raising regulatory standards so that only the big drug

companies can survive.

 

If you've been reading Second Opinion for very long, it shouldn't surprise

you that the major drug companies are behind this.

 

Nor should it surprise you that PharmaPrint, Inc., of Irvine, California

announced on December 4, 1996, the world's first patent on a complex herbal

molecule. That means that they have developed a process which can identify

the active compounds in herbs. As this publicly traded company has the

direct backing of the World Health Organization, it is increasingly obvious

that the CODEX movement is an attempt to abolish herbal therapies all together.

 

PharmaPrint has announced efforts to create pharmaceutical versions of

three of the most commonly traded herbs: saw palmetto, for prostrate

enlargement; ginger, to be patented for motion sickness; and St. John's

wort, to be patented for moderate and mild forms of depression. PharmaPrint

has been licensing other pharmaceutical companies to use their patented

technology.

 

And this is just the beginning. We saw at the beginning of this report that

a CODEX-driven pharmaceutical takeover of the natural products industry in

Canada is already in full swing. In fact, possession of DHEA is now a

felony in Canada, carrying the same penalty as possession of crack cocaine,

and foods are now being regulated as " drugs. "

 

The pharmaceutical connected vitamin companies are " negotiating " with the

HPB over the creation of a quasi-drug category ( " nutraceutical " ) that would

do nothing to stop the HPB from driving manufacturers, distributors, and

retailers out of business. If this happens, it will bar consumer access to

a growing list of natural products, including DHEA, melatonin, fish oil,

cranberry, Hawthorne berry capsules, amino acids, chromium picolinate, and

over 57 other common herbs.

 

The Canadian government now calls anything with therapeutic effects,

medical claims, or any remote toxicity (even something as harmless as loose

stool - magnesium, or flushing - niacin) a drug under the minister of

health's new Food and Drug Policy.

 

Anyone who still doesn't think this could happen in the U.S. had better

wake up. The FDA says, in their own web site, that they intend to

" harmonize our domestic laws " with the draconian CODEX dictates: " FDA plans

to amend its regulations and procedures for consideration of standards

adopted by CODEX. This action is being taken to provide for the systematic

review of CODEX standards in order to enhance consumer protection, promote

international harmonization, and fulfill obligations of the United States

under international agreements " - which you never voted for. (Emphasis

added.) Go to the jackal's den and read about their intentions from their

own web site.

 

*NOTE: Please see addendum at bottom. John Hammell, of the Life Extension

Foundation, is leading a very effective fight against the CODEX proposals.

Hammel said: " The FDA's modus operandi is on record as ensuring that the

existence of dietary supplements on the market do not act as a disincentive

for drug development. " (FDA Dietary Supplement Task Force Report, May

1993). In other words, the FDA's policy is to encourage drug development

and discourage the use of dietary supplements.

 

Bureaucratic Fees -- The Weapon of Choice

 

If the FDA gets its way, here's how the system will work. In Canada, if

claims are made on a natural product, the HPB then requires that a " Drug

Identification Number " be applied for. If this is done, and HPB deems the

product safe, it can be marketed as long as the manufacturer, distributer,

and retailer pay costs of up to $720 per DIN number.

 

If no one has applied for a DIN, then no one can sell the product, and you

can even be arrested for selling such innocuous products as fish oil,

Hawthorne berry, and cranberry capsules. That may not sound like much to

even a small American business, but if the DIN system were adopted in the

U.S., these costs would be 10-20 times higher due to the market being so

much bigger. Now you're talking about real money: $7,000 to $15,000 per

number. Where does that leave the mom and pop operation? It leaves them

with nothing to sell.

 

On top of this outrage, under a " Cost Recovery " program, manufacturers will

be assessed huge " site licensing fees. " For example, if a manufacturer

sells four DIN products, he will have to pay an annual fee of $1,250 for

Good Manufacturing Practice inspections, plus an annual importer assessment

fee of $1,562, plus an analysis fee of $1,250. Add to this the foreign

assessment fees (for an imported product), which are $2,500, plus all

expenses for an HPB inspector to travel to the foreign facility to inspect

it - which could easily cost $5,000 per foreign facility per product. That

will not exactly promote international trade, ostensibly, a goal of the

CODEX commission.

 

With all the taxes on manufacturers and fees at the retail level, and the

millions that will be expended for enforcement (at least $20,000,000),

nutritional products in Canada will at least double in price. And this

isn't even the full dose of tyranny but a compromise that supposedly

" protects " the consumer!

 

Most Canadian businesses would be driven south to the states at these

prices, and even so, the " underground " would flourish, posing great harm to

the health of consumers.

 

The highly successful American nutrient company, Nature's Way, appears to

be one of the traitor companies gearing up to stick it to the little guys

in the U.S. They're in bed with the German company, Mandaus AG, which is

having studies done at Bastyr University on Echinacea for $385,000. Would

Nature's Way and Madaus AG be doing this if they weren't expecting big

things in the U.S.? Will Bastyr University become compromised? Can you do

studies for a pharmaceutical firm without becoming compromised?

 

In the U.S., we are facing our own Canadian-style " compromise " - herbs and

botanicals are scheduled for OTC treatment. OTC stands for " over the

counter, " but don't be misled by the term in this context. They are " over

the counter " now, but in health food stores. The new OTC regulations will

involve expensive licensing, which will make them available only in drug

stores, and perhaps a few large chains, like GNC, that can afford the

government payoffs, as described above. These nutrients, if available at

all, will double or even triple in cost.

 

Conclusion

 

Do you want your favorite supplements replaced by expensive, patented,

over-the-counter or prescription drugs? I sincerely hope your answer is a

resounding NO!

 

But CODEX and the FDA see things differently and they pose the greatest

threat to health freedom in the world today. If they get away with the

changes proposed by the Germans, you will no longer find the shelves of

your local health food store filled with vitamins.

 

What you will find is little besides " health food. " You'll find organic

vegetables, macrobiotic staples, herbal shampoo, skin creams, Birckenstock

sandals, books on massage, and only a handful of multi-nutrient formulas in

OTC drug form. The closest thing to the products available to Americans

today will be found only as high-priced prescription and over the counter

drugs found in pharmacies.

 

Action to Take

 

1. The FDA will be convening a public hearing wherein interested

persons and organizations will be able to discuss and question CODEX and

the U.S. position on it. The FDA will then draft a final U.S. position

paper to be submitted to the five-day Bonn CODEX meeting. The paper will be

highly influential in shaping the final proposed regulations. It is vitally

important that you write to

 

Dr. Robert Moore, FDA Office of Special Nutritionals (MFS-456,)

200 C. St. S. W.

Washington, DC 20204

 

Express your objections to the German CODEX proposal. Also write/fax

your senators and congresspersons, as well as every member of the Senate

Labor Committee and the House Commerce Committee.

 

1. There is so much more to this story that I can't even begin to cover

it all. But Mr. John Hammell (mentioned earlier) is working closely with

our allies - the U.K., Japan, the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand -

to help insure our health freedom from the greedy grasp of the

International Advocates for Health Freedom.

 

John Hammell

Tel. 800-333-2553

2411 Monroe St. #2

Hollywood, FL 33020

USA

 

Fax: 954-927-8795

email: jham

& nb sp;

Make sure you ask John how you can get involved. He will be glad you asked.

 

Reprinted by permission from Dr. William Campbell Douglass' Second Opinion

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Article#2

Go to this website to see the below article:

http://www.quackpotwatch.org/opinionpieces/CanadianFrienssofFreeedom.htm

 

Canadian " Friends of Freedom " Assault " Health Canada... "

 

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen

Sunday, July 4th, 2004

 

Canadians don't mess around, apparently, when it comes to demanding their

rights as citizens. Individual Canadians seem to have the idea that THEY

are the government, not those hirelings (like Health Canada) they put in

place to do their bidding. That thinking is very evident in several court

cases filed recently all over Canada where certain citizens, and groups

like " Friends of Freedom " (http://www.friendsoffreedom.org/ ), are taking on

" Health Canada, " our Northern neighbor's version of the US Food & Drug

Administration (FDA).

 

I approve, and applaud, their actions.

 

Everyone knows that the leadership of both the the US FDA and Health Canada are

in bed with " Big Pharma. " They don't even bother to hide it. The US FDA is no

more than an assault squad targeting competitors to " Big Pharma's " competitors

for US health dollars. Period.

 

But, in Canada, certain groups have devised a strategy, and tactics, for the

express purpose of taking back control of Health Canada from " Big Pharma, " and

restoring control of it to the people. It is a two-fold

assault. (1) A bill in the Canadian legislature (C-420) (2) a lawsuit

against Health Canada.

 

Bill C-420 author James Lunney says of it " Bill C-420 has to do with the way

natural health products are regulated. It's a very concise bill. It's basically

a one-page bill, and it would simply change the definition of food and drugs. It

would open the definition of a drug and say " excluding food " , and then it would

open the definition food, and say " including dietary supplements, herbs, and

other natural health products " as food, so they cannot be regulated as drugs.

Currently they're regulated as a subclass of drugs, and that has resulted in a

lot of problems, frankly. "

 

The lawsuit against Health Canada is similar in its intent. Basically, it makes

the claim that Health Canada is INTENTIONALLY misconstruing parts of Canadian

legislation to favor drug companies (what a surprise - sarcasm intended), and is

imposing restrictions on food and supplements that the Canadian legislature

never intended.

 

You can read the details by clicking on the individual actions. When you read

the actions, keep in mind something very important - the fact that this is a

very good combination of strategy and tactics. It is a " sledgehammer "

assault.. One that can be used against individuals, individual State, or

Federal, employees, agencies, Boards, etc - those that defy the wants and needs

of the citizenry.

 

It's time we used sledgehammer EVERY TIME...

 

Stay tuned...

 

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Article#3

Go to this website to see another article w/ title below:

http ://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/news/ng-nocache.asp?id=53245

 

JULY 1, 2004

NutraIngredients-usa.com

Breaking News on Nutraceuticals & Supplements

Codex backs safety approach to maximum levels

 

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More:

 

http://ww w.thehealthcrusader.com/pgs/article-0104-ban.shtml Article Helps

Connect the Dots on the Codex Issue

http://www.c orsello.com/politics/politics_red_alerts.htm Codex Red Alert

on Website of Serafina Corsello, MD (prominent orthomolecular MD)

http://www.iahf.com International Advocates for Health Freedom- where

people can sign on to email distribution list for updates.