I'm porting this from another site as it is something close to my heart and something urgent action is needed on.
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Herbal supplements used for our own healthcare are about to be made illegal in april 2011.
I put this thread on other parts of this forum, so i guess it should go under the 'what we can do' section. because this needs action. we can write to our mep's and support the alliance for natural health who are the only people i know of that are willing to try and save our human rights within natural law.
you can find them here...
http://www.anh-europe.org/
from anh website...
We know how much you can achieve when there is a united front – we just need you to stand with us!
•THMPD background
•Important documents
•ANH THMPD video
•Why a legal challenge?
•Grounds for legal challenge
•Related reading
After April 2011, many herbal products and food supplements containing herbs will become ILLEGAL. This is because of changes in law at a European level. On 30 April 2011 a European Directive, known as the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive (THMPD) comes fully into force. After this time, only herbal medicines that have been registered under the scheme will be available EU-wide. For a wide range of herbal products, especially those from non-European traditions such as Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine, the requirements of the scheme are either impossible to meet or are prohibitively expensive. In many cases, both constraints apply so the result is that virtually no herbal medicines from these traditions have been registered. These products will effectively be banned after April 2011. The ban will also effect medicinal herbs in food supplements, which are used by many thousands of people across Europe to help maintain their health.
We have developed a comprehensive 3-initiative strategy to address these issues, along with our collaborators at the European Benefyt Foundation.
We urgently need help from the public, practitioners and companies on the legal challenge we are in the process of preparing. We aim to challenge the EU Directive (THMPD) based on the fact that it is disproportionate, non-transparent and discriminatory. We need to raise £90,000 (€102,240) to fund legal costs for the first stage of our challenge, which will be a judicial review in the UK High Court. We then aim to have our case expedited to the European Court of Justice, which will require further funding.
Please help us to raise awareness of the action we are taking to protect the rights of Europeans to use herbs. And if you use herbs, please donate generously to enable us to fund this greatly needed legal action!!! (Note: The action we are taking does not currently include a petition).
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As you can see the situation in Europe is becoming dire and more action and support is needed in trying to hold back the tide of evil and darkness. Please help in anyway you can as we need your support in these trying times.
find your mep at the anh website and get paper writing, not emailing.
