It is therefore no great surprise that Codex has seen fit to ‘green light’ many GM foods, food additives, pesticide residues, synthetic hormones and other intrinsically unhealthy food components. It also has substantially dumbed down organic standards, making them more accessible to large agricultural players. Consumer interests are often seemingly low on Codex’s list of priorities. Dr Robert Verkerk, The International Food Code of Codex Alimentarius
These natural alternatives represent billions of dollars in lost profits each year for the pharmaceutical industry. And since there appears to be no way for drug companies to corner the market on non-patentable agents, a new strategy is emerging: take control away from the consumer.
Spearheading this effort is a little-known international agency called the Codex Alimentarius Commission, a Rome-based organization established in 1961 by the United Nations. Codex Alimentarius is Latin for ‘food and nutrition code’. But under the guise of protecting public safety through standardization of food, nutrient, and botanical codes, the commission is regarded by many as a means for the pharmaceutical industry to eventually make all supplements available by prescription only. Nathaniel Mead, article September 1998 ‘The Codex Conspiracy’
Codex Alimentarius ... There are attempts to bring in legislation at the moment that will massively restrict the availability of things like high dose vitamins. Andy Thomas: The Age of Media Smugness, Alternative View III
It’s the power that’s in the WTO that we have to deal with ultimately. We Become Silent: The Last Days of Health Freedom, Ron Paul, 2005
Pharmaceuticals have become the dope of modern man. ibid.
The fear machine is well oiled by petro-American dollars and a near worldwide monopoly in healthcare. ibid.
The federal government is actually considering classifying most vitamins and other supplements as drugs. ibid.
Codex Alimentarius threatens to silence the opposition for ever. ibid.
The FDA refuse to answer any questions about Codex, dietary supplements or even labelling for this documentary. ibid.
The WTO has in fact adopted the Codex Alimentarius as part of its trade agreement. The Corbett Report, 59 Codex Alimentarius, James Corbett online 2008
‘Big Pharma, Big Chema, Big Biotechna, Big Agrobiz and Big Medica.’ ibid. Rima Laibow
Codex Alimentarius actually classifies nutrients and vitamins as toxins. ibid. Laibow & Corbett
The standards of Codex are a complete affront to the freedom of clean and healthy food. ibid.