Stakes Are High
for Health Freedom

The passage of the Central America Free Trade Agreement on July 27, 2005 by only two votes in the House of Representatives marked a dark day for alternative health. While health food stores aren't going to be shut down across America tomorrow, the day may not be far off.

CAFTA will require the United States to regulate dietary supplements under guidelines set by the Codex Alimentarius Commission in Europe, where Vitamin C is already highly regulated. Allowing health food stores to sell dietary supplements the way we currently do in the U.S. could become "unfair trade" as domestic law is circumvented by international trade agreements.

"Passage of CAFTA does not mean your supplements will be outlawed immediately, but it will mean that another international trade body will have a say over whether American supplement regulations meet international standards," said Congressman Ron Paul of Texas. "And make no mistake about it, those international standards are moving steadily toward the Codex regime and its draconian restrictions on health freedom. So the question is this: Does CAFTA, with its link to Codex, make it more likely or less likely that someday you will need a doctor’s prescription to buy even simple supplements like Vitamin C? The answer is clear. CAFTA means less freedom for you, and more control for bureaucrats who do not answer to the American voter."

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