Codex Committee To Meet In Germany To Finalize Supplements Guidelines
The Codex Alimentarius Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses will meet from 1 to 5 November in Bonn, Germany, at the Brückenforum, Friedrich-Breuer-Strasse 17, in order to finalize a Codex Alimentarius Guideline for Vitamin and Mineral Supplements.
On the agenda of the committee are the vitamin guideline which should be finalized this year, but also a guideline for the use of nutrition claims on food labels or in promoting foods, proposals for new nutrient reference values we find on food labels, a standard for infant formula and other business.The members of Codex Alimentarius are countries, but the representatives to this particular committee, shaping our future nutrition-related laws, are generally lower level officials of ministries of health around the planet, who argue and vote just as much following personal preferences as they try to "represent" their respective countries' existing laws...
International rules and regulations are being shaped by these people, who have a great responsibility: they must guess the wishes of their respective countries' citizens and represent them at the discussion table. Yes, it is a difficult task. But they will not know your wishes unless you tell them. Your country's Codex representation can be found on this page.
It is possible for interested public to attend the Bonn meeting. More information for those wishing to attend can be obtained from Georg Mueller or Martina De Grave at the Federal Ministry for Consumer Protection, Nutrition and Agriculture (Bundesministerium für Verbraucherschutz, Ernährung und Landwirtschaft) in Bonn. By phone +49 228 529 4655 or fax +49 228 529 4842.
I encourage readers interested in the future availability of supplements to download the report from last year's meeting, to read up on what is happening, and to get in touch with their country's Codex Contact point.
If you live in the US, here's the link to a new Citizens for Health (www.citizens.org) "Health Action Center" Codex
letter forwarded by James Gormley of Citizens for Health
Take Action! Ask the U.S. Codex Delegation to protect DSHEA!I am going to ask all of you to please put your collective hundreds of contacts and networks on high alert to please act on the letter by coordinating the sending in of thousands upon thousands of letters to the official U.S. Codex Delegates whose names are listed. And it's as easy as clicking on the link, reading the letter, filling in your info and clicking submit!
Let's all write to Dr. Barbara Schneeman now and other key official U.S. Codex delegates to let them know that we are confident that the U.S. Delegation won't let us down at the Codex conference tables in Bonn, Rome, Geneva and here in the U.S.
This letter reflects a collaborative effort between Citizens for Health and David Hinde's Alliance for Natural Health.
See previous articles on this site on Codex:
The Growing Threats to DSHEA
A well documented article by Paul Taylor, discussing DSHEA, the US law on food supplements passed in 1994, and how this law may be influenced by the Codex Alimentarius guidelines on supplements...South Africa breaks ranks at Codex Nutrition Committee
Codex 2003 - Grossklaus and Mathioudakis: Nutrition not relevant to Health
Codex and the Titanic's Deck Chairs
Codex Alimentarius - Optimizing Nutrient Intakes
Codex Alimentarius – A threat to your vitamin supplements?
Codex: Labelling Committee Asked to Allow Information on Food Preventive Effects
South Africa Opposes Codex Rule on Food Health Information
Codex Commission Agrees on Supplement Safety Approach
Codex: South Africa May Not Attend Nutrition Committee Meeting in Bonn
Codex - The Facts by James Gormley - Citizens for Health
posted by Sepp Hasslberger on Sunday September 26 2004
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