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COMBATTING THE CoODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMBATTING THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS Billions of people will suffer from degenerative diseases due to poor nutrition and limited access to health supplements if the powerful global corporations behind the new Codex standards are allowed to "harmonise" the world. POPULATION CONTROL UNDER THE GUISE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION he Codeath, sorry, Codex Alimentarius Commission is a very misunderstood organisation. Most people have never heard of it, and those who have heard of it may not understand the true reality of this extremely powerful trade organisation. According to the official Codex website (http://www.codexalimentarius.net), the altruistic purpose of this commission is in "protecting health of the consumers and ensuring fair trade practices in the food trade, and promoting coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations". The Codex Alimentarius (Latin for "Food Code") is regulated under a joint venture between the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Brief History of Codex The history of Codex began in 1893 when the Austro-Hungarian Empire decided it needed a specific set of guidelines by which the courts could rule on cases dealing with food.' This set of regulatory mandates became known as Codex Alimentarius. It was effectively implemented until the fall of the empire in 1918. At a meeting in 1962, the United Nations (UN) decided that Codex should be re-implemented worldwide in order to "protect" the health of consumers. Two- thirds of funding for Codex emanates from the FAO, and the other third comes from the WHO. In 2002, FAO and WHO had serious concerns about the direction of Codex and hired an external consultant to determine its performance since 1962 and to designate which direction to take the trade organisation.>, The consultant concluded that Codex should be scrapped immediately. It was at this time that big industry stepped in and exerted its powerful influence. The updated outcome was a toned-down report asking Codex to address 20 concerns within the organisation. Since 2002, the Codex Alimentarius Commission has covertly surrendered its role as an international public health and consumer protection organisation. Under the helm of big industry, the surreptitious purpose of the new Codex is to increase profits for the global corporate juggernauts while controlling the world through food. by Gregory Damato, PhD © September 2008 Email: info@quantumenergywellness.com Website: www.quantumenergywellness.com Codex Inequalities The most dominant country behind the agenda of Codex is the United States, whose primary purpose is to benefit the large multinational interests of Big Pharma, Big Agribusiness, Big Chema and the like. At the latest meeting in Geneva, Switzerland (30 June to 4 July 2008), the US became the chair of Codex’ and now will exacerbate the distortion of health freedom and continue Email: info@quantumenergywellness.com Website: NEXUS ¢ 15 by Gregory Damato, PhD © September 2008 OCTOBER — NOVEMBER 2008 www.nexusmagazine.com