Health Freedom

[Guest guest]

Hi Listmates,

I was doing research and came across this item, thought you all might be

interested. Glad to know at least someone in our government is looking

out for us.

:)Paula

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When health freedom advocates need a congressman to fight against attempts

to restrict access to dietary supplements, they turn to Dr. Ron Paul. Dr.

Paul is the leader in Washington who is not afraid to fight the powerful

special interests that want to limit access to dietary supplements.

 

When Dr. Paul learned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was trying to

censor truthful health claims by supplement manufacturers, he introduced

the Health Freedom Protection Act (H.R. 2117).

 

" The Health Freedom Protection Act will force the FDA to at last comply

with the commands of Congress, the First Amendment, and the American

people by codifying the First Amendment standards adopted by the federal

courts. Specifically, the Health Freedom Protection Act stops the FDA from

censoring truthful claims about the curative, mitigate, or preventative

effects of dietary supplements, and adopts the federal court's suggested

use of disclaimers as an alternative to censorship. The Health Freedom

Protection Act also stops the FDA from prohibiting the distribution of

scientific articles and publications regarding the role of nutrients in

protecting against disease, " Dr. Paul explained.

 

Our health freedom is also threatened by attempts to " harmonize " American

laws with those of other countries, thus forcing Americans to live under

European-style restrictions of dietary supplements. Dr. Paul worked to add

language to the 1997 FDA Modernization Act forbidding the FDA from

harmonizing our rules with those of any other nation.

 

The primary instrument of " harmonization " is the Codex Alimentarius

Commission, a group of international bureaucrats who are developing

" health care standards " for the United Nations and the World Trade

Organization. The FDA is an enthusiastic participant in the Codex process.

 

When Dr. Paul learned the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)

contained language that might facilitate the imposition of Codex's

restrictive standards on American consumers, he informed his congressional

colleagues of this danger with a series of letters. In addition, Dr. Paul

sponsored several briefings on the issue.

 

More recently, Dr. Paul has shown how the FDA is working with its

counterparts in Canada and Mexico on a Trilateral Cooperation charter that

could " harmonize " regulation of dietary supplements among the three

countries. Dr. Paul led a congressional inquiry into the Trilateral

Cooperation, forcing the FDA to go on record about its involvement in the

Trilateral charter.

 

As a congressman for 10 terms, Dr. Ron Paul has fought to protect your

health freedom. Imagine what he will do as president.