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"Mr President, I believe that this directive represents a terrible infringement of our right to these products. Commissioner Byrne, your proposal, if implemented, could remove hundreds of vitamin and mineral supplements from our shelves, in the UK and Ireland in particular. These products are safe and have been accessible to consumers for years. But instead of going for a scientific safety assessment, the directive is based on an outmoded Recommended Daily Allowance dating back to the Second World War. This directive will force consumers to purchase these products on the Internet, where there are no controls. Is this what you really want? Consumers will not forgo these products.
I believe that this directive is an own goal. The European Commission has stated that its goal is the extension of the internal market. However, many Member States have put national interests first and lobbied to keep their markets closed. This is because the liberal regime in Ireland, the UK and the Netherlands is not acceptable to other Member States such as Germany and France. This means that products that are safe and widely available will be withdrawn from the market. The only criterion for taking products off the market should be one of safety.
As I said, this is an own goal and we will end up importing products from the US via the Internet. Is this really what you want?"@en1
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