I emailed WholeFoods about Codex..
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Date: April 22, 2007 09:07AM They seem to think it's all about false labeling..
Thank you for contacting Whole Foods Market with your concerns. On February 27, the FDA published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the release of draft guidance titled "Complementary and Alternative Medicine Products and Their Regulation by the Food and Drug Administration." We would like to take this opportunity to clarify what this guidance document is intended to do and explain why the CAM draft guidance will not affect the sale of dietary supplements and other products. A guidance document is a guide released by a federal agency as advice to the public, agency staff and the regulated industry on how it believes an existing regulation should be interpreted. A guidance document is not a law or regulation and its publication cannot change any existing regulation. In this case, the FDA published this draft guidance to clarify the FDA's role in regulating complementary and alternative medicine practices (CAM). Specifically, the agency had seen confusion in the industry as to which CAM products are regulated under the Food Drug & Cosmetic Act (FD&C) versus the Public Health Service Act (PHS). This document clarifies which types of products are regulated under which laws and regulations. No. Dietary supplements are generally regulated under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), which does not allow the marketing of supplements as medicines. That is, dietary supplements cannot claim to treat or cure any disease; they can only claim to support normal structures and functions of the body. The CAM draft guidance actually confirms that botanicals, probiotics and supplements remain regulated by DSHEA, as they have been for over a decade. The CAM draft guidance will not change any existing law or regulation. The guidance will help manufacturers and practitioners understand which existing regulation governs the production of a specific product. Claims that the FDA's CAM guidance will limit or eliminate the sale of dietary supplements are untrue; this guidance is simply an attempt by the FDA to clarify the application of its existing regulations. We appreciate your concern for the regulation of dietary supplements. We assure you that Whole Foods Market is committed to selling safe, accurately labeled dietary supplements and we will continue to monitor this situation. Sincerely, Re: I emailed WholeFoods about Codex..
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kwan
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Date: April 22, 2007 02:07PM Whole Foods, as well as most of the holistic products industry, and even my local co-op management (until recently-- now they're aware and very concerned) have been duped and lulled into false complacency, according to the IAHF and Natural Solutions foundations. There are billions of dollars at stake, and there's been a lot of propaganda and smoke screening to keep people in the dark. All I can suggest is doing a thorough reading at both of these websites and decide for yourself.
I'm already looking into how to grow much more of my own food, via a public garden in my city-- I'm on a waiting list for next year. Sharrhan: [www.facebook.com] Re: I emailed WholeFoods about Codex..
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Date: April 22, 2007 04:21PM With all these in denial and ignorant people, I think we're screwed. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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