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Hello everyone. I have done some homework here. As a lot of people and as I,

once did not. I have been hearing a lot of stuff about this Codex

Alimentarius Commission and frankly, through all of my research and actually

looking at documents on the website stating that " The intentional reduction

of nutritional quality would be justified in the circumstances in which they

would need to to provide necessary ingredients or constituents for foods

manufactured for groups of consumers having special dietary needs " as stated

in Section 3.2, paragraphs A and B of the following web address:

<http://www.codexalimentarius.net/gsfaonline/CXS_192e.pdf>

http://www.codexalimentarius.net/gsfaonline/CXS_192e.pdf<http://www.codexaliment\

arius.net/gsfaonline/CXS_192e.pdf>,

it's really kinda freaky if you take the time to research it and understand

what is really going on. They cover everything up with technical and legal

jargon that make it so hard for us to understand.

effsfd

 

If you guys out there complaining about Codex Alimentarius will just take a

few mins to look through the actual documents, you will have more solid

footing within the intentionally complex world of Codex. They do make it

very hard for us laymen to understand the technical and legal jargon, but

just try to understand it and you can get your bearings straight and have

some factual arguments to back us up. Rely on facts, not conspiracies. If

the conspiracies are backed by facts, then they are no longer conspiracies.

 

-Sam

 

P.S. The following is part of their 2nd Issue Newsletter. This part

addresses the fears and concerns of people that are particularly familiar

with Dr. Rima Laibow's Video on Youtube as well as other videos. This is

just propaganda to cover up the real truth far as I'm concerned, because the

newsletter may tell one story, but the facts speak very differently if you

delve into the world of Codex lingo on their website.

 

*Vitamins and Supplements*

*

What work has Codex undertaken

on vitamin and mineral

supplements?*

 

In the early 1990s, the Codex

Committee on Nutrition and Foods

for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU)

began discussions on guidelines for

vitamin and mineral supplements.

This Committee is responsible for

studying nutritional issues referred by

the Codex Alimentarius Commission;

drafting provisions, as appropriate,

on the nutritional aspects of all

foods; and developing standards,

guidelines, or related texts for

foods for special dietary uses. The

Guidelines were adopted in 2005.

The Guidelines apply only to

supplements that contain vitamins

and/or minerals, where these products

are regulated as foods. The Guidelines

address the composition of vitamin

and mineral supplements, including

the safety, purity, and bioavailability of

the sources of vitamins and minerals.

The Guidelines do not specify upper

limits for vitamins and minerals in

supplements. Instead, they provide

criteria for establishing maximum

amounts of vitamins and minerals per

daily portion of supplement consumed,

as recommended by the manufacturer.

The criteria specify that maximum

amounts should be established by

scientific risk assessment based on

generally accepted scientific data

and taking into consideration, as

appropriate, the varying degrees

of sensitivity of different consumer

groups. The Guidelines also address

the packaging and labelling of

vitamin and mineral supplements.

We encourage you to read the

complete text of the Guidelines at

http://www.codexalimentarius.net/

download/standards/10206/cxg_055e.pdf

 

*Will Codex make all nutritional

supplements only available by

prescription? Will Codex ban all

supplements and make vitamins

illegal the same way heroin is

illegal?

Will all natural herbs and

alternative remedies be banned

by Codex?*

 

These are some of the many unfounded

rumours about Codex that can be found

on the internet. The Guidelines for

Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements

(CAC/GL 55-2005) adopted in 2005

do not contain provisions for the

prescription or prohibition of any

nutrient supplements. They do not deal

with natural herbs and remedies at all.

*

Why are there so many rumours

about Codex on the internet?

Where do they come from?

*

These rumours started some years

back when one of Codex Committees

began work on guidelines for vitamin

and mineral supplements. They appear

to be linked to advocacy groups who

wrongly believe that Codex is a threat to

freedom of choice especially concerning

vitamin and mineral supplements.

These rumours are self-reproducing

through chain email messages and other

low-cost means of communication

 

*Genetically Modified Food*

 

*Is Codex promoting genetically modified

food (GM foods) and

irradiated food? What about

organic or halal foods?

 

*Codex is strongly committed to promote

safe foods. Amongst safe foods,

Codex does not give any preference

to certain kinds of foods over others.

Such choice belongs to consumers.

Codex has adopted principles and

guidelines to assess food safety of

foods derived from recombinant-DNA

plants, animals and microorganisms.

If a government chooses to build a

regulatory mechanism to address the

food safety of so-called GM foods,

then they can use Codex text as a

basis for it. This being said, each

government is free to adopt its own

policy as to the use of GM organisms

in the agriculture and other sectors.

At the moment, there are no internationallyagreed

recommendations on the fool

labelling of GM foods. Governments are

therefore applying their own regulations.

Codex has developed standards and

a code of practice to effectively apply

the irradiation technology to improve

food safety, together with guidance

on the labelling of irradiated foods.

However, it is left to governments

to determine their own approach

to the use of food irradiation.

Codex has adopted international

recommendations on the labelling

of “organic foods” and “Halal foods”,

in order to protect consumers from

deceptive trade practices. These Codex

texts are widely used by countries.

*

Can I trust Codex?*

 

Codex bases its standards on the best

available scientific knowledge at the

time, and updates them as necessary.

This is because science develops

continuously and Codex decisions

have to be reviewed in light of new

events and discoveries. This is what the

whole Codex procedure is about – to

offer a neutral international forum for

discussion and decision. Developing a

Codex standard is a long and thorough

process. In case of doubts it is likely

that Codex will not develop a standard

or take a longer time to build consensus

especially when there are very different

opinions among member governments.

*

Will Codex require all fruits and

vegetables even organically

grown ones to be irradiated and

sprayed with pesticides?*

 

No. Codex guidelines and standards

deal with the safe and appropriate use of

irradiation and pesticides. Codex does

not prescribe the use of these techniques

which is up to national legislation.

At the moment, the market for

irradiated food is very small and its

use is mainly for herbs and spices

(see the video “The pepper trail”

for more information about spices

http://www.youtube.com/CodexAlim). <http://www.youtube.com/CodexAlim%29.>

 

*I have heard that the Codex will

become law on 31st December

2009. Is it true?

*

This is an unfounded rumour: The

standards, guidelines and codes

adopted by the Codex Alimentarius

Commission are voluntary and do not

therefore contain implementation

deadlines or dates, nor can the

Commission turn them into binding law.

 

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