Re: End of MMS in Canada

I'm not Canadian so I'm not familiar with all the ins and outs but just to add some additional information to the vehement anti- feelings about bill 51 on this thread, here's some more information. (please, no gov't Conspiracy theories inserted) There are a number of other pages that are easy to find from this page.


http://www.canadiensensante.gc.ca/pr-rp/billC-51_e.html


Here are a couple of excerpts:

"Bill C-51 will not affect the way that natural health products are regulated in Canada. The Natural Health Product Regulations, introduced in 2004, will continue to operate the same way under the proposed Bill C-51. Bill C-51 has been drafted to complement and support current policies for natural health products.

"The Natural Health Product Regulations already recognize that natural health products are different from drugs, and that the evidence requirements for drugs are not appropriate for natural health products. Bill C-51 does not change this. In fact, Bill C-51 supports different requirements for different types of products. Therefore, the standards that are used to assess the risks and benefits of natural health products will continue to incorporate history of use, traditional uses and cultural practices."

and this:

"The legislation requires vigilance to ensure that tainted products are found and recalled, that what is on the label is actually in the bottle, and that health claims are supported by evidence...."

"...We have also seen cases where a natural health product makes a completely unfounded health claim- the ability to cure cancer or SARS for example...."

"...Personal use of products by consumers is also not affected by Bill C-51. The regulated activities for natural health products are already identified in the Natural Health Products Regulations, and remain unchanged...."

"...The Natural Health Products Regulations do not impose product licence requirements on retailers. The controlled activities covered by the Regulations include: manufacturing, packaging, labelling and importation of natural health products for commercial sale and distribution in Canada...."

As was mentioned earlier, the bill has been pulled for now. Perhaps the biggest problem with mms is that it doesn't fall into any of this categories. It's not a drug, a natural remedy, a health aid, etc... It's a commercial and industrial chemical. That's a long way from daisies or oleander.