The Codex Alimentarius is an inter-governmental program, sponsored by WTO (World Trade Organization) and WHO (World Health Organization), that could make many major changes in our access to alternative or integrative health solutions. It takes effect this year (2009), and could affect:
- production & procurement of vitamins and other supplements,
- quality of food, and
- qualifications of persons involved with healthcare.
Here are some videos: (refer to reference numbers for actual urls) for more information:
- Protect Nutrient Choice,1 (1:40)
- We Become Silent – The Last Days of Health Freedom,2 a documentary by Kevin P. Miller that provides an historical context of Codex in the US and EU. (28:37)
- Nutricide – Criminalizing Natural Health, Vitamins and Herbs,3 by Dr. Rima Laibow MD of the Natural Solutions Foundation, about the implications of Codex. (40:07).
Check out these informational websites: (refer to reference numbers for actual urls)
- American Association for Health Freedom, AAHF 5
- Natural Solutions Foundation at Health Freedom USA 4
- Official FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius website 6
- Wikipedia has good description of the controversy.7
Online References:
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO5EFmRATlY
- http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=451097355502728465&hl=en
- http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5266884912495233634&hl=en
- http://www.healthfreedomusa.org
- http://www.healthfreedom.net, http://www.healthfreedom.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=255&Itemid= andwww.healthfreedom.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=149&Itemid=178
- www.codexalimentarius.net
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Alimentarius