Downing Street petition to stop vitamins being prescription only

This petition is now closed. Thank you to everyone who showed support.

This is a petition to the Prime Minister to oppose the adoption of the Codex Alimentarius (WHO/UN) proposals for restriction of presently freely available herb/vitamin/mineral food supplements.

Margaret Rothwell, the petition creator, warns that:

"The principle of self-medication with herbal, vitamin, mineral food supplements would be restricted to 'prescription only' status if the Codex Alimentarius is applied in this country.

Since the NHS priorities are ill health diagnosis and treatment, the good health preservation that supplements provide will be inaccessible to the majority of our population and the cost to the NHS will increase, as the health of the population will decline"

If you feel inclined to sign the petition, you can do so at:

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Vitamins/

We feel very strongly that it would be disastrous if this proposal went through, and so urge you to take a few moments to add your voice to the cause. We must make a stand against this to preserve our freedom of health choice.

Please send this link to as many of your contacts as you can. Every voice counts.

Thank you for your support.