The EU directive, designed to ensure that people who buy
the products will have a guarantee of their quality and
safety, came into effect on Sunday.
What's most interesting in this 'news' item is what isn't
mentioned: the WTO and CODEX. The EU, and indirectly each
EU nation, is required by WTO agreements to eventually
outlaw the alternative-medicine industry. That's the real
reason for this kind of 'foot in the door' legislation.
Not to mention the real reason represents a conspiracy
between government and the media to deceive the public and
lead them down the garden path. See:
http://cyberjournal.org/cj/show_archives/?id=523&lists=newslog
http://cyberjournal.org/cj/show_archives/?id=524&lists=newslog
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4389616.stm
Stricter rules for herbal drugs
Firms which make herbal medicines must now get their
products approved by an independent agency after the
introduction of a new law.
The EU directive, designed to ensure that people who buy
the products will have a guarantee of their quality and
safety, came into effect on Sunday.
Until now, the government says, consumers have not known
which herbal remedies are of an acceptable standard.
Companies will now have to provide evidence of a new
product's safety.
Before new remedies can be registered and sold,
information about how they should be used must also be
approved.
The government adds that before the directive was
introduced, reputable companies following high standards
were left at a commercial disadvantage while consumers
were potentially at risk from unsafe products.
Access calls
Last month, a report commissioned by the Prince of Wales
said that complementary therapies, including herbal
medicines, should be given a greater role in the NHS.
The report, by economist Christopher Smallwood, said
patients with conditions such as back pain and stress can
benefit from some of the therapies.
And back in August, a leading patients' group called for
access for all to alternative medicine on the NHS.
The Patients Association called for all GPs to provide
patients with the choice of using complementary medicine
where it had been proven to work.
Provision is patchy currently with well under a half of
family doctors providing some sort of access to
alternative therapies.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/health/4389616.stm
Published: 2005/10/30 01:41:06 GMT
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