Codex Alimentarius: The Craziest Thing You’ve Never Heard Of
In 1963, the Codex Alimentarius Commission was established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO). They are recognized by the World Trade Organization (WTO) as an international standard with regards to food safety and consumer protection, and their aim is to have control of the standards of the world’s food supply and industry.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission has created guidelines that become effective as of December 31st, 2009. While these international guidelines are not laws, the United States of America is taking steps to “harmonize” with these guidelines, and the European Union is already expected to comply with the Codex.
Currently, people can decide for themselves whether or not they want to consume genetically modified foods, or meats that have been fed antibiotics and hormones. Under these guidelines, all fruits and vegetables not grown and eaten locally must be irradiated, every dairy cow must be treated with Monsanto Recombinant Growth Hormones, and every animal used for food must be treated with sub-clinical antibiotics and exogenous growth hormones. This would fundamentally change our natural and organic food industry. If that wasn’t enough, Codex allows for high levels of 7 of the 9 most poisonous pesticides in the world in our food, along with 206 other toxic pesticides.
These guidelines are passed under the guise of “consumer health.” Also under the newly revised codex, minerals and nutrients are classified as toxins. How could reducing potency of vitamins to ineffective dosages, and reintroducing previously banned chemicals be considered good for our health?
In October of 1994, President Clinton signed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act that was “enacted by Congress following public debate concerning the importance of dietary supplements in promoting health, the need for consumers to have access to current and accurate information about supplements, and controversy over the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulatory approach to this product category.” The Public Law 103-417 (S.7841) also created some protections for consumers. It amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish standards with respect to dietary supplements, and for other purposes.
Why have we not heard of this in our mainstream media? It may be due to the pharmaceutical industry paying for large portions of the advertising that pays to support the news business. It may be because the Codex Alimentarius guidelines serve to protect the economic interests of big businesses across many aisles. It may be because the less we know as consumers, the easier it is for important things to slip by without anyone noticing. Whatever the reasons, it is now up to us to spread awareness and make sure that people continue to have the power to decide for themselves if they want food that is treated with growth hormones and antibiotics or not.
Please check out these videos about Codex Alimentarius, and sign the petition below to take action.
Videos:
Ian Crane talks about the Codex: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9
Rima E. Laibow, M.D Codex: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
Petitions:
US Petition:
Sign the Citizen’s Petition, sponsored by the Natural Solutions Foundation.
UK Petition:
The Citizen’s Petition for the U.K was closed on September 5th, 2009, with 62,211 signatures. Thank you for your support!
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Posted on 09/28/2009 07:14 pm