[escepticos] campaña AVAAZ remedios herbales

[Felipe Martínez-Pastor]

Tal como contaba hace unos días, escribí a AVAAZ sobre su campaña contra 
la normativa europea para regular los remedios herbales. Su respuesta 
(abajo) y mi réplica. Gracias por la info que enviásteis a la lista, 
tampoco me he herniado en contestar, pero si alguien quiere mandar algo 
más contundente... (info en avaaz.com)
Saludos.
Felipe

Dear Dominick,
The regulation just says that whoever wants to sell herbal remedies, 
they must probe first that they are safe (not even that they work; just 
that they are safe). This affects just about 20% of products in the 
market (that is, potentially unsafe).
Herbal remedies are not at risk. Public health is.
Best regards,
Felipe Martínez

El 05/05/11 22:16, Info Avaaz escribió:


     Dear Felipe,

     Thanks for writing in about the EU Herbals campaign.

     You may not believe in herbal medicines as a remedy, but that is 
not what is
     on trial here, and Avaaz hasn't endorsed herbals as an alternative 
or proven
     from of medication, nor have we said that these products should not be
     subjected to regulation. What we are calling for is for this 
Directive to be
     amended, because it’s heavy-handed regulation that undermines consumer
     choice and will force small producers out of business.

     We have written a more detailed response here:
     http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_herbal_response_to_concerns

     Avaaz weighs every campaign decision closely. In this instance, we 
polled a
     random 10,000 person sample of our EU list, and found that 79% of 
responders
     supported the campaign. We also carefully monitor feedback from our 
members
     on every issue and this one in particular seems to have drawn a 
very heated
     response. Our small team cannot answer every single email we 
receive, which
     is why we’ve attempted to answer concerns publicly.

     We hope these answers help clarify what we've said and why, and 
that even if
     you still cannot agree with this campaign, you will continue to support
     other Avaaz campaigns in the future.

     Thanks,

     Dominick