b'Codex, lets hope that it is all for the better and that we can all look forward to the future. A healthier future.Endnotes1. The entire agenda for CAC47 can be found here: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meet-ings/detail/en/?meeting=CAC&ses-sion=47. 2. See REP24/FA, Appendix II, at fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252Fcodex%252F-Meetings%252FCX-711-54%252FFi-nal%252520report%252FREP24_FAe.pdf. 3.CRD47,CommentsoftheNa-tionalHealthFederationonAspar-Codexs New MottoFAO/WHO tame, submitted November 25, 2024, dardsnecessarytosupporthealthreally care. Higher supplement pricesatfao.org/fao-who-codexalimentar-claims, and the inconsistent labelingcoupled with their non-tax-deductibil- ius/sh-proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=httpstandards. ity would drive consumers into decid- s%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.For NHF, this proposed new working to go with the tax-deductible drugsorg%252Fsites%252Fcodex%252F-rings alarm bells all over the place.covered by health insurance instead. Meetings%252FCX-701-47%252F-It has the potential to be a nightmareRegardless,IndiasproposalwasCRDs%252Fcac47_crd47x.pdf.not only for the dietary-supplementreferred to the Codex Committee on industry but especially for health-con- Nutrition and Food for Special Dietary4. ILSI, the trade industry group, was scious consumers. Although obviouslyUses(CCNFSDU)asadiscussionfounded in 1978 by Alex Malaspina, a well-intentioned on the surface, givenpaper. That committee will not meetformer senior Coca-Cola executive. ILSI Codexs utterly poor track record inagain until 2026. hasbeenfundedheavilyby,among settingoptimalstandardsforvita- othercompanies,BASF,Syngenta, mins and minerals, and given CodexNew Codex Leadersand Pepsi. In more recent years, ILSI sciences deep-seated disdain for theseElected has tried to go straight by involving natural substances, it would not takeCAC47 elected the following per- governments and other non-profits in muchforthosegoodintentionstosons to hold office from the end of itsits organization, but it remains heavily quickly go off the rails and become apresent session to the end of the nextinfluenced by industry.train wreck of Olympic proportions. regularsessionoftheCommission Butthen,maybethatisexactly(CAC48):AsChairman,Mr.Allan5.CRD2,NewWorkProposalon whatsomeinthesupplementin- Azegele of Kenya (elected by unani- theDevelopmentofStandardsfor dustry might want. More standards,mous consent); and as Vice-Chairper- HealthSupplements/DietarySup-rules, and regulations for supplementssons: Mr. Khalid Al Zahrani of Saudiplements/FunctionalFoodsand would drive out of the marketplaceArabia, Ms. Jing Tian of China, andNutraceuticals,PreparedbyIndia, the annoying medium and small-sizedMs. Betl Vazgeer of Trkiye. 2024,atfao.org/fao-who-codexali-competitors. True, it would inevitablyAlong with the new Codex Secretarymentarius/sh-proxy/en/?lnk=1&urlraise prices for consumers, but sinceSarah Cahill having been appointed to=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.many of the large supplement compa- her position last Summer, and this just- fao.org%252Fsites%252Fcodex%252F-nies are now owned by the pharma- elected slate of chair- and vice-chair-ceutical industry and since those drugpersons,CodexhasalsoadoptedaMeetings%252FCX-701-47%252F-companies make most of their revenuenew slogan, Looking to the Future.CRDs%252FCRD02%252Fcac47_from the sale of drugs, they would notWith all of this change taking place atcrd02x.pdf.8 H ealtHF reedomN ews /w iNter2024'