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PRESS RELEASE Codex Meeting in Germany Set to Decide Future for Vitamin Consumers Around the World Written by the National Health Federation Category: Codex Published: November 2007 November 12, 2007         The U.S.-based National Health Federation (NHF), the world’s longest-standing international health-freedom organization, is today beginning a week of meetings at the 29th session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses … [Read more...] about Codex Meeting in Germany Set to Decide Future for Vitamin Consumers Around the World

A Meeting of One PRESS RELEASE Written By Scott C. Tips Category: Codex Published July 2007 Let’s cut to the chase.  The 30th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) in Rome, Italy just ended (July 2-7, 2007) and heaping platefuls of Codex standards and guidelines were advanced to their final stages as if starving people were gathered around a banquet table.  It did not matter what was heaped on the plate, it got passed to the table regardless.  It also did not matter that … [Read more...] about A Meeting of One

The Growing Threats to DSHEA Written by Paul Anthony Taylor Category: Codex Published: July 2005         The passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) in the United States in 1994 was arguably the single most important legislative development in the history of health freedom. (1) Since 1994, interest in natural healthcare therapies has grown dramatically in the United States to the point where it is now estimated that 70 percent of the US population uses dietary … [Read more...] about The Growing Threats to DSHEA

KISS YOUR HEALTH GOODBYE! Written by Dr. Carolyn Dean Category: Codex Published: July 2005 Just before several members of Friends of Freedom International (FOFI) left for Rome, we were aware that neither the U.S. nor the Canadian delegations to Codex were going to intercede to stop a restrictive and compulsory guideline on vitamins and minerals to be adopted that could overrule U.S. law and Canadian regulations with regard to dietary supplements. And then the moment we were all … [Read more...] about KISS YOUR HEALTH GOODBYE!

The National Health Federation -vs- Codex Written by the National Health Federation Category: Codex Published: May 2005         Although the Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements have now been adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, there still remains much to play for in the battle to maintain and improve our health freedoms. Thus far, for example, the upper safe levels for the Guidelines have not yet been set,  nor are there any restrictions on the forms of vitamins and … [Read more...] about The National Health Federation -vs- Codex

The Worst Is Still To Come Written by Paul Anthony Taylor Category: Codex Published: December 2005         November 2005 saw the 27th meeting of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) take place in Bonn, Germany. The Committee, one of 27 currently active Codex committees, has been meeting in Germany since its inception in 1966, and was responsible for the drafting of the controversial Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements. However, … [Read more...] about The Worst Is Still To Come

Would You Buy a Used Car From This Man? Written by the National Health Federation Category: Codex Published: January 2006         John Venardos, writing with a confidence born of years of pharmaceutical-industry experience at Pfizer and G.D. Searle, assures us that he is “setting the record straight” about Codex Alimentarius.1 In his article of the same title, he proceeds to tell us that Codex is good for us, based as it is upon “science,” that we have nothing to fear, and that the Codex … [Read more...] about Would You Buy a Used Car From This Man?

Miracle in Rome? Written by the Paul Anthony Taylor Category: Codex Published: July 2005         July 2005 – The Natural Solutions Foundation reported after the July 2005 meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in Rome that a “miracle” had occurred, and that World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) had expressed “significant displeasure with the anti-health approach to nutrition taken by Codex over the past 4 … [Read more...] about Miracle in Rome?

Codex Meeting in Ottawa: Business as Usual, or "Stunning Victory" for Health Freedom?Written by Paul Anthony TaylorCategory: CodexPublished: July 2006        May 1-5, 2006, saw the thirty-fourth meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Labeling (CCFL) take place in Ottawa, Canada. Along with the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU), CCFL is one of the main Codex committees whose work is increasingly threatening the future of natural healthcare and health … [Read more...] about Codex Meeting in Ottawa: Business as Usual

Nutrient Risk Assessment: What You're Not Being Told Written by National Health Federation Category: Codex Published: August 2007         January 2007 (Revised August 2007) - Pro-pharmaceutical and anti-health freedom forces have made significant strides in recent years towards their ultimate aim of removing all higher-dose, innovative and effective nutritional supplements from the global marketplace. With the passing of the European Union’s Food Supplements Directive in 2002, for example, … [Read more...] about Nutrient Risk Assessment: What You’re Not Being Told

GM Food Animals Coming Written by National Health Federation Category: Codex Published: 09 July 2010         Foods derived from genetically modified animals are likely to be contaminated by potent vaccines, immune regulators, and growth hormones, as well as nucleic acids, viruses, and bacteria that have the potential to create pathogens and to trigger cancer Prof. Joe Cummins and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho Heritable versus non-heritable modifications The Codex Alimentarius Commission of the … [Read more...] about GM Food Animals Coming

New York University Law Review Criticizes Codex Written by National Health Federation Category: Codex Published: January 2007        A paper published in 2006 in the New York University Law Review, a respected academic journal, examines the increasing prominence and power of international institutions through a study of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Sponsored by the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Codex is the highest … [Read more...] about New York University Law Review Criticizes Codex

When It Comes to GM Food, Some Say Ignorance is Bliss A Report on the February 2007 Oslo Codex Working Group on GM Labeling Written by the National Health Federation Category: Codex Published: February 2007 PRESS RELEASE When It Comes to GM Food, Some Say Ignorance is Bliss A Report on the February 2007 Oslo Codex Working Group on GM Labeling February 15, 2007 At a recent two-day meeting in Oslo, Norway, a sizeable group of delegates met to discuss establishing international Codex … [Read more...] about When It Comes to GM Food, Some Say Ignorance is Bliss A Report on the February 2007 Oslo Codex Working Group on GM Labeling

Action You May Take To Voice Your Concerns Re: NHF Press Release on GM Foods/Codex Written by National Health Federation Category: Codex Published: February 2007 https://thenhf.com/codex/our-work-at-codex/codex-library/when-it-comes-to-gm-food-some-say-ignorance-is-bliss-a-report-on-the-february-2007-oslo-codex-working-group-on-gm-labeling/ NHF Press Release - Report on the February 2007 Oslo Codex Working Group on GM Labelling The National Health Federation encourages all of our … [Read more...] about Action You May Take To Voice Your Concerns Re: NHF Press Release on GM Foods/Codex

Codex Alimentarius: Corporations Forge Global Food Rules Written by the National Health Federation Category: Codex Published:  July 2007        Rome - 4th of July 2007. Americans are celebrating this day as a special holiday signifying freedom and independence. But it is a work-day here in Rome at FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization's headquarters, where the Codex Commission is having its week-long yearly general meeting. Freedom and independence are not really high on the agenda at … [Read more...] about Codex Alimentarius: Corporations Forge Global Food Rules

Codex Alimentarius: Monstrously Toxic Power Play for Control of the Global Food Supply & Natural Health Industry Written by the National Health Federation Category: Codex Published: August 2007 August 2007 The Codex Alimentarius agenda, which has long metastasized in the recesses of closed board rooms and governmental chambers, is now coming to light. This is the paramount issue of our times. If Codex standards ever replace the current laws in the U.S. governing food and dietary … [Read more...] about Codex Alimentarius: Monstrously Toxic Power

Codex and Aspartame-NHF Report Written by Bill Sardi Category: Codex Published: September 2007 NEWSLETTER No. 11 – SEPTEMBER 2007         For many years now, the National Health Federation has spent enormous man-hours on issues concerning Codex. As the health-freedom voice at Codex, we feel we have an obligation to health-conscious consumers to represent their views and wishes at these meetings and to make sure that the public is informed with our direct, first-hand knowledge of the … [Read more...] about Codex and Aspartame-NHF Report

Codex Alimentarius: Will EU Laws Become World Standard? Written by National Health Federation Category: Codex Published: April 2007         In a recent article, The Economist discusses How the European Union is becoming the world's chief regulator. The article says the EU regulatory framework is in the process of becoming "world standard". The Economist quotes an unnamed US official:         One American official says flatly that the EU is “winning” the regulatory race, adding: “And there … [Read more...] about Codex Alimentarius: Will EU Laws Become World Standard?

Codex Alimentarius: Globalizing Food Written by the National Health Federation Category: Codex Published: 09 July 2005 “There is a huge shift taking place in the global awareness in the last 5 years with strong views about globalization and the power structures of major corporations.” -David Korten        Codex Alimentarius, according to its website, was created in 1963 by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop food standards, … [Read more...] about Codex Alimentarius: Globalizing Food

Global Food Safety Drive Hitting Smaller Companies, Developing Nations – UNWritten by National Health Federation Category: Codex Published: 09 July 2010          Food companies in developing countries may face being squeezed out of the market by the proliferation of public and private food safety standards, a report by the United Nations will spell out this week.        The joint paper by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization will say food producers, processors … [Read more...] about Global Food Safety Drive Hitting Smaller Companies, Developing Nations – UN

Codex Adopts New Dietary Supplement Provisions Written by National Health Federation Category: Codex Published: 09 July 2010         The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has adopted new provisions for food supplements, including recommendations on the substantiation of health claims. The provisions adopted by the Codex decision-making body during a meeting that took place last week have been welcomed by the supplements industry, which said they are in line with its own … [Read more...] about Codex Adopts New Dietary Supplement Provisions

The Curious Case of CODEX ALIMENTARIUS - Two Meetings Highlight Contradictions Written by Scott C. Tips Category: Codex Published: 12 April 2011 “When you drink the water, remember the spring.” – Chinese proverb Codex Committee on Food Additives meets in Xiamen, China, March 2011 Recently, I had the pleasure of flying across half the world and back so that I could attend two different, back-to-back Codex meetings at both ends of the trip.  That was the fun part.  The hard part was … [Read more...] about The Curious Case of CODEX ALIMENTARIUS

Upcoming 33rd Session of the Codex Committee (Germany) Written by the National Health Federation Category: Codex Published: 22 August 2011         The NHF will have Delegate and NHF President Scott Tips in attendance at the upcoming 33rd Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) in Bad Soden am Taunus, Germany, from November 14-18th, 2011. The CCNFSDU agenda will include the "Revised Nutrient Reference Values for Labeling Purposes in the … [Read more...] about Upcoming 33rd Session of the Codex Committee (Germany)