http://healthclaimscensored.com Wed, 08 May 2013 14:29:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://healthclaimscensored.com/197/ http://healthclaimscensored.com/197/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:00:12 +0000 sjvdende http://healthclaimscensored.com/?p=197 Health Claims Censored is a must read for everyone affected by the way the European Union has taken full control over informing consumers about the health benefits of foods and food supplements. To reach its public health goals, the Union applied the Precautionary Principle to eradicate food business operators’ right to speak. Even truthful and [...]]]> Health Claims Censored is a must read for everyone affected by the way the European Union has taken full control over informing consumers about the health benefits of foods and food supplements. To reach its public health goals, the Union applied the Precautionary Principle to eradicate food business operators’ right to speak. Even truthful and non-misleading statements are now a priori prohibited. Only the public health claims placed by the Union in its State-register are permitted for use in commercial communication. Even in the European Union, this system of controlling speech is excessive, disproportionate and unprecedented. Health Claims Censored presents numerous arguments as to why the European Court of Justice should eventually strike down the European Health Claims Regulation 1924/2006/EC.

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