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Infowars Ireland
September 9, 2011
By Rady Ananda
Food Freedom



France cannot ban food and feed with genetically modified organisms based on the emergency safeguard clause it cited for its 4-year ban, ruled the Court of Justice of the European Union on September 8, without proof of a “clear and serious risk to human or animal health or the environment.” [1]

This comes on the heels of Tuesday’s high court ruling that all food products containing GMOs – whether intentional or not – must undergo an approval process. GMO opponents applauded that tightening of restrictions, since it paves the way for damage claims by those whose crops or honey become genetically contaminated by neighboring GM fields.

Today’s ruling, however, counts as a win for Monsanto and the EU Commission in their ongoing power struggle to defeat independent sovereign rejection of GMOs on the precautionary principle – a far less stringent, but more scientifically sound standard that acknowledges the dangers of genetic manipulation.

Like France, other nations including Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Hungary and Luxembourg also banned GMOs under the EU emergency clause of Directive 2001/18/EC.

The high court instead ruled that nations seeking to ban GMOs may only use the more stringent emergency measures permitted under Regulations 1829/2003 and 178/2002.

Dr. Betty Martini
Founder, Mission Possible World Health International
September 3, 2011

This is the candid confession of Dr. Herman Koeter, head of the European Food Safety Authority, after resigning from the corrupted agency. His conscience got the best of him.

PICTURE THIS: A powerful multinational gang of criminals has been operating for years completely protected from prosecution by any enforcement agency. Finally the count of murders and maimings has raised a public outcry that can’t be ignored, so a special government tribunal is charged to investigate the atrocities.

The tribunal is given voluminous evidence with a multitude of victim’s testimonies that defy contradiction and confirm the guilt of the gang. 20 “experts” are to weigh the evidence, well qualified to understand the technical nature of the matter at hand. Things are looking up, soon the carnage will end and EFSA, the European Food Safety Authority, shall announce to the world that aspartame is a deadly neurotoxin, unsafe for humans in any form.

But eleven of the “experts” have connections with the aspartame industry, are enriched by it. Somehow the evidence is “lost”, So EFSA declares this chemical poison is safe as rain. safe for babies, safe for children, safe for pregnant mothers, safe for diabetics, safe for everybody!

On 6/11/2011 the watchdog organization, Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) named the eleven industry flacks in the aspartame whitewash. The report begins: ”New research by CEO has identified conflict of interest among the scientific experts advising EFSA on the safety of food additives, including the controversial sweetener aspartame. Not only were EFSA’S own rules on conflicts of interest breached in some cases, but that these rules fail to protect the public from potentially industry-biased opinions on food safety.” Think of it this way: the Godfather is on trial, and half the jury is in the Corleone Family.

Planetsave
July 21, 2011

In an effort to rid the country of Monsanto’s GMO products, Hungary has stepped up the pace. This looks like its going to be another slap in the face for Monsanto. A new regulation was introduced this March which stipulates that seeds are supposed to be checked for GMO before they are introduced to the market. Unfortunately, some GMO seeds made it to the farmers without them knowing it.

Almost 1000 acres of maize found to have been grown with genetically modified seeds have been destroyed throughout Hungary deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Lajos Bognar said. The GMO maize has been ploughed under, said Lajos Bognar, but pollen has not spread from the maize, he added.

Unlike several EU members, GMO seeds are banned in Hungary. The checks will continue despite the fact that seed traders are obliged to make sure that their products are GMO free, Bognar said.

July 7, 2011 by Infowars Ireland

EU resolution allows widespread use of technology, with conditions

Steve Watson
Infowars.com
July 7, 2011

The European Union Parliament has adopted a resolution to allow the full use of body scanners in airports of the 27 European member nations.

A majority of MEPs expressed support in a show of raised hands ahead of a scheduled decision this week by the autonomous European Commission whether to authorize the use of scanners at airports. The Parliament will then have three months to overturn the decision.

UK airports, as well as airports in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Finland have been using the scanners in trials since last year. Currently in the UK, anyone who refuses to walk through the scanner if asked to do so is automatically refused permission to fly.

In 2004, the European Community has published a directive regarding traditional herbal medicinal products which requires a pharmaceutical registration of medicinal herbs. After a period of transition, which finished in May of 2011, it is now forbidden to sell such traditional herbal medicinal products or - as they are called in the UK - herbal remedies, without the necessary registration.

But there is a problem. The registration of medicinal herbs under the directive is extremely difficult.

Entire medicinal traditions like the Indian Ayurveda and Chinese Traditional Medicine, not to mention lesser herbal traditions of South America or Africa, are excluded from registration because they have not been officially used in Europe for 15 to 30 years. Consequently, very few of those medicinal herbs have been registered during the transition period from 2004 to now, which means the directive, in its present form, is unworkable.

Herbal medicines banned as EU directive comes into force

Herbal remedies banned as new EU rules take effect

EU: Petition to Save Herbal Medicine!

ANH - EU herb law challenge

This is the background against which to see an Italian initiative which seeks to save those herbal traditions, not only in Italy but in the rest of Europe as well. The Italians are proposing a way out of this impasse.

It should be made clear in this context that the registration mandated by the EU does not regard all herbs but only those herbs that are sold as medicines.

For that reason there is no danger for products sold as food supplements, even if they contain or even consist only of herbs. Italy has firmly established this position in its national legislation that transforms the food supplements directive into Italian law.

Of course not all countries treat herbal products in the same way. France, for instance is much more restrictive and allows few herbs to be sold. Germany has always had a tradition of herbal products which were called 'Naturheilmittel' or natural medicines. The situation is similar in England, where herbal remedies have existed for years before the EU directive came into force. The difference is that now, those remedies have lost their status of exemption from pharmaceutical laws.

Herbal practitioners and healers who use those remedies are saying that their work is being made more difficult. It is the representatives of age-old herbal medicinal traditions from India and China however, who are complaining most bitterly from being unceremoniously pushed out of Europe.

The EU Commission washes its hands of the matter, saying it is up to the member states to interpret and apply the directive. In this way, instead of promoting a single market of medicinal herbs, the new European law has entirely excluded the major non-european herbal traditions and has, inside Europe, created a great confusion. National health authorities are confused - no one really knows what to do with herbs any more.

Dr Betty Martini, D.Hum Founder
Mission Impossible International
July 1, 2011

For 30 years the American Diabetes Assn has rejected all evidence that aspartame is deadly, you see, they've been on the take from the poison producers whom they really represent. At last the truth is confessed by two reports at an ADA Conference. Like they say: "Murder will out". See my analysis following their confession.

http://www.beveragedaily.com/content/view/print/383456

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/255633/Diet-drinks-make-you-fat

http://www.fitsugar.com/Diet-Soda-Leads-Weight-Gain-New-Studies-Find-18073646

Another Study Says It: Diet Soda Leads to Weight Gain

Study after study has told us to watch out for those empty, sugary calories in sweetened drinks like soda, but two new studies remind us about the dangers of diet soda - they too can lead to weight gain and may raise your risk for developing diabetes.

The studies were presented at a diabetes conference this weekend, and together they show that drinking diet soda may just be another thing in our diets that is making us fat. One study followed 474 older-age diet-soda drinkers and found that their waistlines grew 70 percent more than non-diet-soda drinkers, even when the researchers accounted for differences in age, physical activity level, and diabetes status.

The news gets worse; read on for how bad a two-diets-a-day habit is for your waistline.

Confectionary News

By Jane Byrne

June 27, 2011

November 2011 should see steviol glycosides get regulatory backing for use in food in drink products in the European market, according to a European Commission (EC) representative.

Bringing industry up to date on the regulatory timeline, Wim Debeuckelaere from the Directorate General for Health and Consumers (DG Sanco) told delegates at the Stevia 2011 conference in London last week that the natural sweetener is on schedule for sanction by the EC in “November or December at the latest.”

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) gave a positive safety opinion on steviol glycosides in April 2010, in line with the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which approves the use of steviol glycosides at 95 per cent purity or above.

The European Union Times

Posted by EU Times on March 3, 2011

It is time to come with a follow up story to further prove that the Microwave oven is seriously dangerous to people and not only.

It is claimed by Microwave oven producers and even scientists that the Microwave oven is not only ok to use but it is actually even recommended. Some go as far as claiming that it makes the food more healthy.

Cancerhelp.co.uk says for example that “microwaving can actually be quite a healthy way to cook” but how could it be healthy when it radiates the food and it destroys vitamins such as Vitamin B12?

It is true that the Microwave oven uses a nonionizing form of radiation which is not as cancerous as the ionizing radiation but still are you willing to risk your health over a fast way to heat your food? There are other ways to heat your food without any risks and controversies.

theoneclickgroup
28 December 2010

Here we go again. Swine Flu Terror UK is currently in full swing with an epidemic shortly to occur, announces the UK mainstream media. Get yourselves vaccinated immediately because if you don't you may very well DIE, they trumpet. In all these current media reports, it invariably states, “It is not known how many of these cases are swine flu." But hey, never let the facts get in the way of a good story though, eh?

Cynics have speculated that the UK government has massive stocks of flu vaccine to shift and what with the electorate (especially medical professionals) deeply reluctant to get jabbed with the vaccine for the very best of educated reasons, a media campaign has been mounted to sensationalise dodgy flu statistics in order to shift the product. Could they be right?

The UK Department of Health mantra relates that there are approximately 12,000 deaths from influenza every year. In the United States, flu deaths are reported from a low of about 3,300 deaths to a high of 49,000 per year. Very few deaths are ever proven to have been caused by flu alone.

What we write today is in no way intended to minimise the loss of life tragedy through flu, but simply an attempt to put the media reports into context. More old people have died from hypothermia in recent winters than the flu - probably due to impossibly high heating bills. It is a great shame that there is not more focus on this rather than flu deaths.

December 10, 2010

Janssen-Cilag (Johnson & Johnson) is now applying for adult indication (ADHD) for Concerta in Europe (attached). The MHRA is handling the application.

The application should be disapproved, mainly for the following reasons:

The company has not adhered to and fulfilled the conditions for continued marketing authorisation of Concerta, as advised by the EMA and decided by the European Commission 27 May 2009. [1]

The MHRA must be aware of the fact that Janssen-Cilag and the other manufacturers of methylphenidate products have done nothing effective to handle the safety issues decided by the European Commission. It can be supposed that the MHRA, EMA and the Commission were sincere when stating that the actions listed in the decision were conditions to be adhered to and fulfilled; meaning that if the listed actions were not done the marketing authorisation for Concerta would be withdrawn.

We are now at the point where Concerta and other methylphenidate products should be withdrawn from the market in Europe – and very far away from a situation where Concerta could be approved also for adults.

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