Stop the Implementation of Codex Alimentarius

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The reccommendations of the Codex Alimentarius Commission should not be adopted in the UK

Why is it important?

This from the Alliance for Natural Health Campaign

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Single greatest threat to our access to natural health products?
 

The Codex Alimentarius Commission is responsible for establishing a system of guidelines, standards and recommendations that guides the direction of the global food supply. It aims to tell us what is safe, but in the process often uses criteria that are manipulated to support the interests of the world’s largest corporations.

Admirable, some might say, but of course, just how are governments in Codex protecting health, based on what criteria and — what exactly is meant by ‘fair trade practices’?

Well, it’s certainly got nothing to do with the fair trade movement that aims to support farmers and producers in developing countries while promoting sustainability. It’s much more about a system of guidelines and standards that work to the advantage of the largest global food suppliers and producers. In such company, inevitably, small producers and suppliers get left out in the cold — as do small governments that disagree with the thrust of some of the decisions made under the Codex banner."

http://www.anh-europe.org/campaigns/codex#Single_greatest_threat

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