September 16, 2006

Codex Alimentarius Commission meeting: Geneva, Switzerland, July 2006

July 2006 – The 29th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission took place in Geneva, Switzerland, 3-7 July, 2006. Whilst it may have been somewhat “out […]
December 20, 2005

The Worst Is Still To Come

November 2005 – November 2005 saw the 27th meeting of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) take place in Bonn, […]
September 21, 2005

Codex Alimentarius and the GM Threat

August 2005 – Consumers of dietary supplements have been growing increasingly concerned over the past few years about the activities of an organization known as the […]
August 5, 2005

Codex Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements: The Bigger Picture

July 2005 – During the first week of July 2005 the Codex Alimentarius Commission met in Rome, Italy, and, as widely predicted, agreed to adopt the […]
July 4, 2005

The Influence of the Pharmaceutical Industry

A Report by the Health Committee of the UK House of Commons Summary & Analysis by Paul Anthony Taylor July 2005 – The struggle against the […]
November 25, 2004

Codex: The Controversy Continues

Codex Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Supplements November 2004 – During the first week of November the so-called ‘Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special […]
March 22, 2004

Codex Guidelines for Vitamins and Minerals – Optional or Mandatory?

Introduction Under the guise of free trade ‘harmonization’ of the Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Supplements are being drawn up by the Codex Committee on Nutrition […]
November 15, 2003

Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses

Twenty-fifth Session Bruckenforum, Bonn, Germany, 3-7 November 2003. A report on the Codex discussions regarding the Proposed Draft Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Supplements, prepared by […]