Codex Action Alert! Protect Consumers' Health Rights, Vitamins, Supplements!!

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Codex Action Alert! Protect Consumers' Health Rights,

Vitamins, Supplements!!

 

 

 

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Patrick McGrath, Citizens for Health

Wednesday, June 08, 2005 1:42 PM

Codex Action Alert - Support World Health

 

You might have heard rumors about the international rulemaking process

known as Codex Alimentarius, or " Food Code " . This July, food safety

regulators from all over the world will meet in Rome to decide upon

global guidelines for the vitamin and mineral trade.

 

Support world health. Support access to dietary supplements

http://www.healthactioncenter.org/action/index.asp?step=2 & item=26659

 

Codex is a little-discussed process -- but one that is establishing

the world's regulatory model for vitamins, minerals, and eventually

all dietary supplements.

 

TAKE ACTION! Promote health choice worldwide. Tell the U.S. Codex

delegation and Congress to make our law, the Dietary Supplement Health

and Education Act (DSHEA), the international standard for dietary

supplement trade.

 

As it stands today, the guidelines that the Codex Alimentarius

commission is proposing will treat nutrients like toxic chemicals

rather than beneficial nutrients, and, unlike U.S. law, will establish

upper potency limits. Send a letter today to postpone acceptance of

the Codex guidelines until the following issues are revisited: the

role of dietary supplements in optimal health, worldwide hunger and

nutrition, and the appropriate science-based model for nutrients. (

>>click here to learn more about Codex )

http://www.citizens.org/codexfact.cfm

 

Take action today to support DSHEA as the international standard for

the dietary supplement trade.

http://www.healthactioncenter.org/action/index.asp?step=2 & item=26659

 

The U.S. Congress passed DSHEA by unanimous consent with the support

of millions of Americans in order to protect our health choices. DSHEA

is a safe and sound model that works. The U.S. Codex delegation has a

consumer and Congressional mandate to acknowledge and defend the basic

principles of DSHEA and should labor to ensure that no trade-related

barriers are erected between consumers and safe, innovative, and

effective dietary supplements.

 

It is crucial that you send your letter today. The commissions will be

meeting on July 4th-make sure your voice is heard before then!

http://www.healthactioncenter.org/action/index.asp?step=2 & item=26659

 

While any change in U.S. law requires an act of Congress, it is

important that we act now to establish a model for international

dietary supplement regulation that protects consumers' health rights.

Act now!

http://www.healthactioncenter.org/action/index.asp?step=2 & item=26659

 

Send your letter today, and be sure to tell your friends about this

important issue!

http://www.healthactioncenter.org/action/index.asp?step=2 & item=26659

 

Thank you again,

 

Patrick McGrath

Associate Director

Citizens for Health

 

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