+comunity+ [Fwd: EU: 3 Days to Save Herbal Medicine! ]

[Edda Strobl]

untenstehend eine petion bezüglich des heilpflanzenverbotes...
avaac.org ist 100% zuverlässig!
hier zu unterschreiben macht sinn.

gruss
edda



Ricken Patel - Avaaz.org schrieb:
>    Dear friends,
> 
> <http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_herbal_medicine_ban/?cl=1042342383&v=8982>
> 
> *In 3 days, a new EU directive will ban much of herbal medicine*, 
> denying us safe remedies and feeding the profits of big pharma. Let's 
> raise a massive outcry to push the Commission to fix the Directive, and 
> our national governments to refuse to implement it. *Let's get to 1 
> million voices to save herbal medicine:*
> 
> Sign the petition! 
> <http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_herbal_medicine_ban/?cl=1042342383&v=8982>
> 
> *In 3 days, the EU will ban much of herbal medicine*, pressing more of 
> us to take pharmaceutical drugs that drive the profits of big Pharma.
> 
> The EU Directive erects high barriers to any herbal remedy that hasn't 
> been on the market for 30 years -- including *virtually all Chinese, 
> Ayurvedic, and African traditional medicine*. It's a draconian move that 
> helps drug companies and ignores thousands of years of medical knowledge.
> 
> *We need a massive outcry* against this. Together, our voices can press 
> the EU Commission to fix the directive, push our national governments to 
> refuse to implement it, and give legitimacy to a legal case before the 
> courts. *Sign below, forward this email to everyone, and let's get to 1 
> million voices to save herbal medicine:*
> 
> http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_herbal_medicine_ban/?vl 
> <http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_herbal_medicine_ban/?cl=1042342383&v=8982>
> 
> It's hard to believe, but if a child is sick, and there is a safe and 
> natural herbal remedy for that illness, it may be impossible to find 
> that remedy.
> 
> On May 1st the Directive will create major *barriers to manufactured 
> herbal remedies, requiring enormous costs, years of effort, and endless 
> expert processes* to get each and every product approved. Pharmaceutical 
> companies have the resources to jump through these hoops but hundreds of 
> small- and medium-sized herbal medicine businesses, across Europe and 
> worldwide, will go bust.
> 
> *We can stop this*. The directive has been passed in the shadows of the 
> bureaucracy, and it cannot stand under the light of democratic scrutiny. 
> The EU Commission can withdraw or amend it, and a court case is 
> currently challenging it to do so. If European citizens everywhere come 
> together now, it will give legitimacy to the legal case, and add to 
> growing pressure on the Commission. *Sign below, and forward this email 
> to everyone:*
> 
> http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_herbal_medicine_ban/?vl 
> <http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_herbal_medicine_ban/?cl=1042342383&v=8982>
> 
> There are arguments for better regulation of natural medicine, but this 
> draconian directive harms the ability of Europeans to make safe and 
> healthy choices. *Let's stand up for our health, and our right to choose 
> safe herbal medicine.*
> 
> With hope and determination,
> 
> Ricken, Iain, Giulia, Benjamin, Alex, Alice, Pascal, Luis and the rest 
> of the Avaaz team.
> 
> SOURCES:
> 
> EU herbal medicines law set for legal challenge:
> http://www.euractiv.com/en/health/eu-herbal-medicines-law-set-legal-challenge-news-503563
> 
> European Union directive to ban natural remedies in favor of 
> pharmaceuticals:
> http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8826364-european-union-directive-to-ban-natural-remedies-in-favor-of-pharmaceuticals
> 
> Traditional Chinese medicine firms may face delisting in EU market:
> http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/7343301.html
> 
> EU crackdown on herbal 'remedies':
> http://www.independent.ie/national-news/eu-crackdown-on-herbal-remedies-2628345.html 
> 
> 
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