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I thank the rapporteur for his hard work on this important matter. Traditional herbal medicines have been used in our societies from the earliest times. In more recent years, production and sale of these products have become more structured and commercialised.
There has been an increasing awareness that modern medicines do not always provide relief for all possible conditions and many people have found herbal medicines to be an important element of their health regime.
I believe that we as legislators have a duty first and foremost to ensure the highest standards of public health protection. The provision of medicines, herbal or otherwise, cannot take place in an unregulated environment. This would be irresponsible.
However, we must pay due regard to long-established practices in an industry that has been largely self-regulating in many countries. There are many products available through health food stores which have been categorised as foods or food supplements and not medicines, even though they may have therapeutic qualities. But we must remember that all foods which form part of a balanced diet can have a positive health effect.
What we must avoid is imposing restrictive legislation that will hamper free trade and competition and cause damage to a thriving health store sector. The operation of this sector can be carefully monitored through appropriate national legislation."@en1
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