After that U.S. supplements will be defined and controlled
by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
The CODEX ALIMENTARIUS (Food Code) is setting the supplement standards for all
countries in the WTO. They will be enforced by the WTO and will over ride U.S. laws.
The U.S. President and congress agreed to this take-over when the WTO Treaty was
signed. Violations are punished by WTO trade sanctions. CODEX drastically restricts
vitamins, minerals, herbs and other supplements. CODEX met secretly in November,
2004 and finalized "Step 8 (the final stage)" to begin implementation in June, 2005.

The CODE includes:

(1) No supplement can be sold for preventive or therapeutic use.

(2) Any potency higher than RDA (minimal strength) is a "drug" requiring a
prescription and must be produced by drug companies. Over 5000 safe items now in
health stores will be banned, terminating health stores as we now know them.

(3) CODEX regulations become binding internationally.

(4) New supplements are banned unless given very expensive CODEX testing and
approval.

CODEX now applies to Norway and Germany, among others, where zinc tablets rose
from $4 per bottle to $52. Echinacea (an ancient immune-enhancement herb) rose
from $14 to $153 (both examples are now allowed by prescription only). They are
now "drugs". Vitamin C above 200 mg, niacin above 32 mg, vitamin B6 above 4
mg-all are banned over-the-counter as drugs. No amino acids (arginine, lysine,
carnitine, etc. essential amino acids!), essential fatty acids (omegas 3, 6, 9,
etc.), or other essential supplements such as DMEA, DHEA, CoQ10, MSM,
beta-carotene, etc. are allowed.

The CODEX rules are not based on real science. They are made by a few people
meeting in secret (see web sites below), not necessarily scientists. In 1993 the
FDA and drug corporations tried to put all supplements under restriction and
prescription. But over 4 million Americans told Congress and the President to
protect their freedom of choice on health supplements. The DSHEA Law was passed
in 1994,which does so. But this will be over ruled by CODEX and the World Trade
Organization.

Virtually nothing about it has been in the media. What the drug corporations have
failed to do through Congress they have gotten by sneak attack through CODEX
with the help of a silent media. What can be done at this late hour?

(1) Spread the word as much as possible. Inform yourselves fully at
www.ahha.org, www.iahf.com, and www.alliance-natural-health.org.

(2) Oppose bills S.722 and H.R.3377. These support the CODEX restrictions with
U.S. laws, changing the DSHEA law.

(3) Support H. R.1146 which would restore the sovereignty of the U.S.
Constitution over
CODEX, etc.

(4) Express your wishes to the President, Senators and Representatives

(They got us into this!) ASAP.

(5) Contact multi-level health marketing groups that can get their members to
inform the government.

(6) Send donations, however small, to the British Alliance for Natural Health
(see web

site above). It has succeeded in challenging the CODEX directives in World Court
later
this month or next. They need help financially, having carried the fight
effectively for everyone. CODEX and the FDA wish to protect us by controlling
supplements in the same way they do prescription drugs. A study of the latter by
three medical scientists was reported in the Journal of the American Medical
Association, April 15, 1998-Vol.279, No. 15, p. 1200 ".Incidence of Adverse Drug
Reactions (ADR's) was found to
be extremely high." Covering 30 years (1966 to 1996) it was found that in the
U.S. an
average of 106,000 hospitalized patients per year (290 per day) die from ADR's
and
2,200,000 need more hospitalization for
recovery. These were FDA approved drugs, properly administered by competent
professionals in hospitals--none were considered malpractice. This is the number
four cause of death in the U.S. When combined, these account for 7% ofall
hospitalized patients. This is equivalent to a 9-11 attack every ten days. There
are very few fatalities from supplements or the news would be on every front
page. There is no need for more FDA control of supplements than is already in
place, which is substantial. Instead of drastically restricting supplements, why
doesn't the FDA better control and restrict the extremely dangerous
pharmaceutical drugs which are now killing us at the rate of a major airline
crash per day?
Wallace G. Heath, Ph.D.

1145 Marine Drive Bellingham, WA 98225

VITAMIN CONSUMERS BEWARE!
Your Freedom of Choice is on the Brink of Extinction
AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN HAMMELL
Founder, International Advocates for Health Freedom (IAHF)

John Hammell is an internationally renowned advocate for health freedom. In this

interview, he will expose the current draconian international effort,
masterminded
by the pharmaceutical cartel, to restrict our freedom of choice of dietary
supplements and vitamins.

The centerpiece of this effort is called CODEX, which is a United Nations
program
to impose global trade standards in this area. The European Union (EU) is the
most
influential power block in the CODEX scheme, and the most pressing issue right
now
is the Food Supplements Directive passed by the EU, which is being challenged in
a
British Court on January 25 by the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH). If this
domino
falls, America is not far behind.

We cannot stress enough the URGENCY of this matter! Our inherent right to
choose what natural substances we put into our bodies is at stake. Don't miss
this
Tele-seminar! IAHF and ANH also need your help right away. Go to www.iahf.com
and www.alliance-natural-health.org and find out what you can do to help now!

For Health Freedom,
John C. Hammell, President
International Advocates for Health Freedom
556 Boundary Bay Road
Point Roberts, WA 98281-8702 USA
http://www.iahf.com
jham@i...
800-333-2553 N.America
360-945-0352 World
http://www3.capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/alert/?alertid=6876621&content_dir=ua_\
congressorg

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS
http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp