European Directive Against Vitamins & Minerals

Institute of Science in Society ^ | 2005 | Sam Burcher

[Sarah]

From what a very knowledgable naturopath told our family: The US is close behind.

[denydenydeny]

The US is close behind.

There's no doubt that the faceless bureaucrats in the FDA would like to do this, but I really can't see it happening here.

Many millions of Americans take supplements. In Europe there is no equivalent to the GNCs, etc., in every mall in America. Supplements are part of American life in a way that they aren't in Europe. And I can't see Congress--especially a Republican Congress--permitting it.

[elmer fudd]

It's all part and parcel of the war on drugs. Once you accept that the government has the right to tell you what drugs you will be allowed to use you'll find that you don't always agree with their judgement.

Freedom is a dangerous thing. Hitler could have told you that.

[Jumper]

This is done for two reasons in the EU. The first to exclude imports from the US. The second reason is that good health as a result of vitamins & minerals would prolong people's lives, the same lives that now get free health care and this would prove too much a burden for the fewer numbers working to support them:)

[muawiyah]

Actually, none have naught to fear except that beer, wine and cheese, in any form, be banned.

EU is pretty darned close.

[alloysteel]

So the population of the European Union becomes as shrunken, and sallow as their ancestors of a couple hundred years ago, and become once again a continent of Hobbits, but riddled with sicknesses and infirmities, poor in spirit and health.

Apparently this is the natural state of mankind. Remove nutrition, and the worker ants in the ant colony become smaller and more subservient, sacrificing their individuality for the greater good of the colony.

Hey, we cannot deny the basic demands of our nature, can we?

[Sarah]

Are you sure? Or is that just hopeful thinking?
Remember pharmaceutical companies have large profits to make if vitamins are restricted.

[Edward Watson]

Does this have anything to do with the Codex Alimentarius and if so, how?

My mother called me up yesterday telling me about this international effort to ban natural health foods and supplements and the Canadian government is on the brink of signing it. She just told me to study up on the Codex Alimentarius.

I couldn't figure out what was going on but perhaps anyone here can enlighten me?

[Edward Watson]

Does this have anything to do with the Codex Alimentarius and if so, how?

My mother called me up yesterday telling me about this international effort to ban natural health foods and supplements and the Canadian government is on the brink of signing it. She just told me to study up on the Codex Alimentarius.

I couldn't figure out what was going on but perhaps anyone here can enlighten me?

[traumer]

I may sound paranoid - but the pharmaceutical companies are behind this....

[Lil'freeper]

When vitamin C is outlawed, only outlaws will have vitamin C.

Count me among the outlaws.

[samtheman]

In a soft meliflous voice, the recorded words of an EU bureaurocrat says to the EU citizen trying to open his front door for a walk outside: "I'm sorry, Dave. I can't allow you to do that."

[yankeedame]

In a soft meliflous voice, the recorded words of an EU bureaurocrat...: "I'm sorry, Dave. I can't allow you to do that."

[AZLiberty]

My mom's in a panic about this, too. The Codex Alimentarius is an initiative, apparently sponsored by Big Pharma, to turn vitamins and other supplements into prescription drugs, if they exceed the recommended daily allowance. It's under the control the the World Trade Organization, and apparently both the EU and Canada have already signed it. If it's adopted, then the U.S. will be bound by it because of our membership in the WTO.

[MizSterious]

Yes, info at our health food store paints an ugly picture. Oddly enough, they still market prescription drugs that are KNOWN to cause serious problems and sometimes even death--but they want to stop this flow of vitamins and supplements.

[djf]

I had heard that large parts of it have been overturned by some European judges.

But maybe we need something like this. That way, if a few pharmacies get burned down and people show they are really, really po'd about it, the government will get a clue it can no longer undo our rights with some stupid treaty.

This is the Third Way, folks. TPTB have long realized they cannot simply subdue every nation by force. They have adopted a plan where all the countries simply adopt the same rules and administration. Thats why a few years back there was a big push to align US patent law with the European model. It failed.
Kyoto protocol was part of the same plan.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Well, obviously they must be reacting to the spread of the violent vitamin culture.

[samtheman]

Good pic.

And spelling correction of my own error:

EU bureaucrat

[hunter112]

Pure paranoia. But just to be sure, stock up now. I'm sure that GNC, etc. would love to move more bottles of their little placebos.