Banning vitamin C - whatever next? UK

[Guest guest]

> Banning vitamin C - whatever next?

> Provided by Newsquest (The West Country) Ltd on

>

>

>

> CONSERVATIVE shadow health spokesman John Baron MP

> was

> in Yeovil recently to urge residents to sign an

> online

> petition to save vitamins and minerals being banned

> by

> the EU.

>

> The Government is introducing an EU food supplements

> directive which will result in a number of vitamins

> and supplements being withdrawn simply because they

> contain nutrients which are not on the EUs list of

> permitted ingredients.

>

> The Conservatives have now launched its Save our

> Supplements campaign and Mr Baron visited the Ceres

> health food store in Princes Street, Yeovil, along

> with local Tory spokesman Ian Jenkins to promote the

> campaign.

>

> Mr Baron said: Vitamins like 1gm Vitamin C,

> currently

> on sale in many high streets, will be banned not for

> safety reasons but in the name of European

> harmonisation! This is madness, and it must be

> stopped

>

> The Conservatives have launched an online petition

> which can be found at www.conservatives.com/vitamins

> and there are campaign postcards to sign which can

> be

> found in most health shops. The campaign is backed

> by

> independent bodies Consumers for Health Choice, the

> Health Food Manufacturers Association and the

> National

> Association of Health Stores.

>

> Mr Jenkins added: The EU must stop meddling in our

> everyday lives and leave our vitamins alone.

>

> I urge residents to sign the postcards in the health

> shops or sign our e-petition. With the publics help,

> we can force ministers to preserve access to these

> products on behalf of local consumers.

>

> Food supplements and vitamins which are safe should

> remain available to consumers regardless of what the

> EU wishes.

>

> Well known figures such as Sir Paul McCartney, Sir

> Elton John, Sir Cliff Richard, Phil Collins, Robert

> Hardy, Jools Holland, Jenny Seagrove and David

> Wilkie

> are also backing the campaign.

>

> For more information please visit

> http://www.thisistheblackcountry.co.uk

>

> ©2004 Newsquest Media Group. A Gannett Company

>