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Originally posted by someguy420
Yea I laugh when I see that fruit juice or cereals contain 100% DV. I've been taking a vitamin C supplement everyday which contains 950 mg per serving or 1583% daily value. The FDA values are screwed up already, but I've heard if they implement Codex, you'll have to have a prescription just to receive vitamin supplements, and also the prices well be astronomical.
Originally posted by Scarcer
If we had a revolution, we lose instantly. The moment we lose the constitution we have no rights as long as we can hold our ground, which I doubt.
FACTS & FICTION
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 www.codexalimentarius.net...
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.
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.
Originally posted by Reddupo
Originally posted by Scarcer
If we had a revolution, we lose instantly. The moment we lose the constitution we have no rights as long as we can hold our ground, which I doubt.
No, we don't. If the revolution were to happen -- aka common people united against authority -- we would outnumber them 100 million to one (globally). It's just there is no unity, and that was the basis of my comment.
Originally posted by JohnPhoenix
I read someplace that this is being used in Australia to keep people from getting vitamin supplements unless you get them from a doctor which them heavily regulates what you get.
Is this true? I would like to hear some Australians comment on this.