I didn't speak out. Then they came for ME - and by that time there was no one left to speak out. Today, together with the Rockefeller conglomerate, it still controls or owns most of the world's largest chemical and drug corporations. Health officials assure us that this would not be the case, because according to them, imported substances would not be classified as that of the country of origin, but would come under the classification as that set by our county's Therapeutic Goods Administration. That is, when importing, our TGA would override any regulatory legislation set by Codex.
Lets say a company in Australia wanted to import some herbs for production purposes.
Herbs don't have RDAs. If the German proposal went through, these products couldn't be sold as dietary supplements which would drive a lot of companies out of business. This would impact on raw material suppliers because the shrinking market would force prices up, and citizens would have to pay those higher prices in Australia too, regardless of what sort of regulatory process you have because your country is tied into a world market. The international issue is complex and daunting, but with the assistance of Hammell and other important contacts we will try to keep abreast of the situation. Write to the Codex contact in your country.