We were visited by our lovely neighbour from Bazaar this week who had come across some interesting info on the latest changes happening in the herbal remedy world.
Here are some of the facts...
After 30th April 2011 a legislation will be brought in by the EU that requires the UK and other countries to close the legal loophole that allowed unlicensed herbal remedies to be sold. This will have a number of different effects:
-To obtain registration the manufacturer must show that the product is made to certain standards
-Registered products must show a clear indication of what the product is for
-The manufacturer will supply information on how to use the product safely
-A product can only be registered if an equivalent product has been in use for 30 years, 15 of which have to have been in Europe. This means Chinese and Ayurvedic herbs won’t get registration easily and developing new products will be problematic.
-It is predicted that the new legislation will limit consumer choice and it will be become more difficult to obtain useful but less popular herbs.
For more information on this matter and to sign a petition against this regulation go to www.savenaturalhealth.eu
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