Canadian's beat Bill C-51 — but watch the back door!
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Working with our international affiliate, Alliance for Natural Health
(ANH).
ANH and AAHF have been keeping a close eye on Bill C-51 an amendment
introduced by the Harper government to the Canadian Food & Drugs Act. This
bill, if
passed, would have had dire consequences in Canada and more than likely would
cause a ripple effect in the US and in the European Union.
But for now, breathe a sigh of relief as the mass opposition to bill C-51
forced the Canadian Parliament to call off the second reading last month. The
Bill, having been successfully through first reading on 8 April 2008, is now
dead.
The Bill was going to create a new category called 'therapeutic products'
which would throw natural health products—or ‘therapeutic foods’—into the
same category as drugs. It would also have given Canadian authorities obscene
powers to raid premises, confiscate products—with no reasons given. It would
scare the small, somewhat fragile and fragmented natural products industry
into
submission—an industry that is the life line for millions of consumers who
prefer to take natural products rather than drugs to manage their health.
To find out more about what Bill C-51 was going to mean to Canadian
citizens, _click here_ (http://www.stopc51.com/) . _http://www.stopc51.com/_
(http://www.stopc51.com/) Around the Corner
Bill C-52 is designed for something entirely different. It’s meant to be
about “protecting consumers” from unsafe products and chemicals, such as
pesticides. It is not directly concerned with natural health products. But,
Shawn
Buckley (a lawyer with expertise in the Food and Drugs Act Regulations and one
of the key players in defeating Bill C-51)identified that by slipping in one
simple amendment to Schedule 1 of Bill C-52, the Bill could be applied to
natural health products overnight. It could—put simply—be used to take away
their rights in the name of safety. To find out more about Bill C-52, _click
here_ (http://nhppa.org/?page_id=24) . _http://nhppa.org/?page_id=24_
(http://nhppa.org/?page_id=24)
At the moment it is our understanding that a second bill (Bill C52) is in
draft form and nothing further will happen until the end of the summer recess,
but then a full strategy needs to be in place to halt the direction that
Health Canada is going with this legislation. This is a very real threat to
the
natural health industry in Canada, even though it doesn’t specifically target
natural products, via a small amendment it can be made applicable to them—all
under the guise of consumer safety of course.
More
To read the full article from ANH visit:
_http://www.anhcampaign.org/news/canadians-beat-bill-c-51-%E2%80%94-watch-back
-door_ (http://www.anhcampaign.org/news/canadians-beat-bill-c-51-—
-watch-back-door)
Listen to a recent ANH radio show (14 July 08) entitled “Connecting the dots
between the FDA, Health Canada and the European Commission”, where Helke
Ferrie and Rick Jaffe were our guests visit:
_http://www.iamhealthyradio.com/alliance_for_natural_health.html_
(http://www.iamhealthyradio.com/alliance_for_natural_health.html) .
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