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ORIGINAL: LondonArt

Well that's a somewhat hysterical response to something that's been around 45 years without causing the sort of chaos you just described. Not only that but the part of the Codex in question, CAC/GL 55: Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements in no way seeks to make vitamins and minerals illegal, but to make sure they're properly labelled and marketed. It also doesn't automatically overide local law, stating, with regards to FAO/WHO organisation advise on substances that "In the absence of criteria from these sources, national legislation may be used."


Also, given that the section in question specifies that it only covers mineral and vitamin supplements, not food, how is it going to cause starvation?

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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

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ORIGINAL: LondonArt

Well that's a somewhat hysterical response to something that's been around 45 years without causing the sort of chaos you just described. Not only that but the part of the Codex in question, CAC/GL 55: Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements in no way seeks to make vitamins and minerals illegal, but to make sure they're properly labelled and marketed. It also doesn't automatically overide local law, stating, with regards to FAO/WHO organisation advise on substances that "In the absence of criteria from these sources, national legislation may be used."


Also, given that the section in question specifies that it only covers mineral and vitamin supplements, not food, how is it going to cause starvation?

You did not play the link.  The DR  in it goes into quite a few details.

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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

Prior to 1903 all drugs were legal in the US. Then congress thru Nixon, got tired of explicitly making each drug illegal- so "schedules" were put into law. In light of WTO, privatization of public commons, monsanto, and the general trend of world government controllin EVERY aspect of life.  I find this alarming. Also- with the recent housing bill that passed- EVERY credit card transaction will be "reported".  Do you really want the pack of cigarrettes you bought reported?  How about the psudedoephedrine sinus tablets?  Maybe the DVD you bought was too racy. Perhaps you bought too much cholestoral, or exeeded the amount of carbon you consumed. Big pharm loves Codex.  Because with all the deficiencies - they will sell more pills. But only their pills- as other sources are not legal, not on the list. In light of the eroding of the constitution, the past 8 years- take nothing for granted. Reporting every transaction.  OK- soon one will need a government ID to pay with cash. In the name of terrorism, of course.  Thats not counting that money will have RFIDs in it- as will meds. CAFTA- made the US subject to CODEX law. Will all the sloppy legislation these days, and most of you "trust"  the rulers? Well I dont.

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ORIGINAL: DomKen

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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

Prior to 1903 all drugs were legal in the US. Then congress thru Nixon, got tired of explicitly making each drug illegal- so "schedules" were put into law. In light of WTO, privatization of public commons, monsanto, and the general trend of world government controllin EVERY aspect of life.  I find this alarming. Also- with the recent housing bill that passed- EVERY credit card transaction will be "reported".  Do you really want the pack of cigarrettes you bought reported?  How about the psudedoephedrine sinus tablets?  Maybe the DVD you bought was too racy. Perhaps you bought too much cholestoral, or exeeded the amount of carbon you consumed. Big pharm loves Codex.  Because with all the deficiencies - they will sell more pills. But only their pills- as other sources are not legal, not on the list. In light of the eroding of the constitution, the past 8 years- take nothing for granted. Reporting every transaction.  OK- soon one will need a government ID to pay with cash. In the name of terrorism, of course.  Thats not counting that money will have RFIDs in it- as will meds. CAFTA- made the US subject to CODEX law. Will all the sloppy legislation these days, and most of you "trust"  the rulers? Well I dont.

Look I'm trying to be patient here.

Read the codex. It's 3 pages it won't be a big time investment. It regulates purity, minimum dosage, maximum dosage and labeling. There's nothing there keeping any legitimate manufacturer from making all the vitamins they want.

Now the quacks who encourage the gullible to take mega doses they have a problem becuase under the codex rules every bottle of vitamins will say what is the scientifically accepted maximum daily dose. Also the labeling rules will require the quacks not to sell vitamins as treatments for anything. No more selling multivitamins as miracle cures.

You can get all bent out of shape because the quacks you believe are whining about it but you might want to try opening your eyes and not believing every lie told to you by some con artist who tells you that the powers that be are suppressing his revolutionary discovery.