EU Outlaws Thousands Of Vitamin

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"Ron" marmadSubject: Fw: [wtpatltotrtf] Codex Alimentarius - EU Outlaws Thousands Of Vitamin And Mineral SupplementsTue, 12 Jul 2005 16:51:31 -0400Ralph Rowe

Tuesday, July 12, 2005 11:56 AM

Codex Alimentarius - EU Outlaws Thousands Of Vitamin And Mineral Supplements

 

I'm taking bets at 10 to 1 that Codex Alimentarius will stand and become international law. Anybody want in?

 

The Watchman

 

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http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/PA_NEWA69691121104201A0000?source=PA%20Feed

 

Euro court to rule on vitamin law 12 July 2005

 

Controversial new European laws which would outlaw thousands of vitamin and mineral supplements could be overturned.

 

The rules, due to come into force in August, are designed to tighten controls on the growing market in products sold under the health food heading - natural remedies, vitamin supplements and mineral plant extracts.

 

But British health food industry campaigners say they hope the proposed euro-legislation will be stopped in its tracks with just weeks to spare by a decision due in the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

 

The Court's Advocate-General has already decreed in a non-binding opinion that the proposed Food Supplements Directive is invalid because it breaches basic EU principles of "legal protection, legal certainty and sound administration".

 

If the judges agree it will be a major victory for the Alliance For Natural Health (ANH) which, backed by the British Health Food Manufacturers Association (HFMA), and the National Association of Health Stores (NAHS), mounted a legal challenge to save common food supplements and avoid bankruptcy for many suppliers.

 

The Directive was approved by EU governments in 2002, and health food manufactures were given until July 12, 2005 to submit detailed scientific dossiers proving their ingredients were safe.

 

The idea was that, once confirmed as safe, the ingredients and products went on a "positive list" of permitted substances for use in health foods. But supplements failing to qualify by August 1 this year would be banned.

 

The plans caused controversy in Britain from the start, prompting a petition of more than one million signatures, a letter of protest to Prime Minister Tony Blair from more than 300 doctors and scientists, and motions opposing the euro-law from both Houses of Parliament.

 

Last April's opinion from the Advocate-General backed the idea of such legislation, pointing out it would ensure a high level of health and consumer protection - something which required EU-level action and could not be sufficiently guaranteed by individual countries.

 

However, he also said the Directive as it stood should be thrown out because it lacked clearly defined rules and norms for the European Commission to follow when deciding whether a product is to be allowed on the list. If that view is upheld, it means similar rules could still come into force if the legal arrangements were changed to ensure compliance with basic EU legal and administrative principles.

 

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