Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-03-12-Speech-2-308"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-03-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Food supplements2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020312.12.2-308"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-03-12-Speech-2-3092
lpv:speaker	lp:Per-Arne Arvidsson2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2002-10-23)3 substitute; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-03-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Moderata samlingspartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the EU’s internal market is a fundamental pillar of European cooperation. It has given Europe free trade, competitiveness and welfare. There is however no need, in terms of the market, for uniform rules on the sale of vitamins and minerals. Member States have different traditions in this area. In Sweden, as in the UK and Ireland, individuals can buy many preparations with strengths up to the maximum recommended daily intake over the counter. This tradition must be respected and take precedence over the requirement for uniform rules. What is really behind the proposal to regulate the sale of vitamin and mineral supplements at EU level? Opponents shift the blame onto the pharmaceutical industry on the grounds that it wants to sell more tablets. Those in favour of the regulation also point the finger at the pharmaceutical industry, but in this case as being opposed to the proposal because it wants to see even higher volumes of sales. I personally believe both sides are wrong. I have not encountered any lobbyists from the pharmaceutical industry on this issue. The main driving force behind the eagerness for regulation is instead an overprotective mentality among EU civil servants and politicians. Naturally, it is inappropriate to overdose on vitamins and minerals, but there is a huge margin between overdose and harmful levels. With the help of information on the bottles, most people are able to manage their daily vitamin intake themselves. We should trust individuals to do so. I myself am a dialysis doctor and have seen many cases of poisoning. I have seen two young women poisoned by nutmeg and an older man suffering from severe nicotine poisoning, but I have never met anyone with vitamin or mineral poisoning. Kidney stone patients have to be very careful about taking much more than just vitamin C and calcium. It is Mrs Roth-Behrendt’s doctor whose job it is to tell her what she should be careful of. Doctors have more important things to do than prescribe vitamins and minerals in higher doses than those accepted as food supplements."@en1

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