Health Safety Bill Senate Bill S510 Dietary Supplement Safety [sic] Act of 2010, which would severely limit our access to common herbs and vitamin supplements.

February 9, 2010

Please take a moment to study the ramifications of Senate Bill S510, in particular the new addition just introduced by Senator McCain, " Dietary Supplement Safety [sic] Act of 2010, which would severely limit our access to common herbs and vitamin supplements.

<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/568/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26714>

The grassroots Right has been on this issue for years. This is common nutritional grounds and it is time for the Left to step up as well. Please sign and the petition contained in the above and forward this e-mail.

If anyone has the notion that this is simply too outlandish (which it is) or that it certainly couldn't happen in OUR country, take a gander at what Canada passed the other day: Canada's pharmacy regulators order stop sales of herbal and nutritional supplements,

multi-vitamins and other products.

<http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2534645>EU Herbal Directive will become law in 2011

< http://www.alternative-healthzine.com/html/Herbs_ & _the_EU.html>

In depth and humorous video on the history of Codex Alimentarius meaning " food

code " <http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5266884912495233634#>

Other countries

<http://www.netidentity.us/node/29>More Info. (Note especially the paragraph " HOW CAN IT BE POSSIBLE? " , which explains the connection between our nutritional choices and U.S. trade agreements subject to international courts.)

<http://www.natural-health-information-centre.com/codex-alimentarius.html>

I kid you not,SharonP.S. Have you heard that internet activists are now often referred to as " Mouse Warriors " ?

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