by Guy Hatchard
Guy has written an open letter to the parliament that is available on our website.
Why are they regulating natural health products?How will the therapeutic products Bill affect us?
The new bill will regulate all natural health products that claim to benefit health.
This is an enabling bill. As a result, the government will appoint a regulator who will then decide for you what products can be sold and what health claims can be made.
Please take time to acquaint yourself with this horrible bill.
The therapeutic products bill is currently up for public submissions until February 15, 2023. Make a submission here.
This is a time for New Zealand to lead the world in the development of application of preventive approaches to health care.This is not the time for New Zealand to become involved in an international effort to subvert regulatory safeguards.
This is not the time to restrict access to preventive health care.This is not the time to allow suspected unhealthy synthetic ingredients to be included in natural health products.This is not the time to restrict access to herbs and impose huge unjustified costs on traditional medicine.
Hi there, Thanks for your emails. About this therapeutics bill: currently there are substances that have been illegal for many years in this country… Fentanil comes to mind… And the government hasn’t really been good at controlling those have they? In fact the problem has gotten so bad that they have relaxed the laws on some products … cannabis comes to mind. Furthermore, if 50% of the population are currently taking supplements, is the government really going to turn half of their population into criminals? Or is it all about revenue collection? Like a speeding fine? In the past we have always availed ourselves of modern medical advancements, despite having access to natural substances… Why should these now be in the way of modern technology? (unless we are to be turned into cyborgs off course) I think the time for black markets has arrived… don’t you?