For folks in the US who want to help fight Codex.
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(US) Codex Action Alert - Support World Health
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Shannon Nelson
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Shannon Nelson
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Re: (US) Codex Action Alert - Support World Health
Rats, the live links didn't survive the forwarding...
So with apologies, here it is again.
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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
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 )
Take action today to support DSHEA as the international standard for
the dietary supplement trade.
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!
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!
Send your letter today, and be sure to tell your friends about this
important issue!
Thank you again,
Patrick McGrath
Associate Director
Citizens for Health
ps. Your donations make Citizens for Health possible. To keep the Voice
of the Natural Health Consumer strong, make a contribution today.
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So with apologies, here it is again.
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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
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 )
Take action today to support DSHEA as the international standard for
the dietary supplement trade.
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!
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!
Send your letter today, and be sure to tell your friends about this
important issue!
Thank you again,
Patrick McGrath
Associate Director
Citizens for Health
ps. Your donations make Citizens for Health possible. To keep the Voice
of the Natural Health Consumer strong, make a contribution today.
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