SEND A MESSAGE TO YOUR MP ~ AND DO IT NOW!

The message is clear to your local MP ~ “Save-our-Supplements!

I’ve lost count of the times, over the years, CHC has asked you to encourage everyone you know to write letters to MPs, MSPs, Peers, Regulators and others in order to make them aware of, and act against, the various EU Directives that threaten the natural healthcare industry. And you have always rallied round and kept the Post Office busy!

But not everyone feels confident to write such letters, even short ones when we have provided examples. Many people just can’t think of what to say and our little inspirational messages have sometimes failed to hit home.

Now, we have made it easy. The only thing that is needed to capture the politician’s attention is a name and address. The simple message is splashed right across the new Save-our-Supplements postcards that are now hitting health-food shops.

These glossy, eye-catching, brilliant kingfisher-blue cards invite everyone to collect their postcard to send on to their MP. No real work; just a name, a signature and a second-class stamp. It could not be easier to send such a powerful message. So call in and collect yours now!

Easy certainly, but I can’t begin to tell you how very important it is that absolutely everyone fills one in and sticks on a stamp and sends it on its merry way to Westminster. After this, there may be only one more chance for supplements users and members of the public who care about freedom of choice to persuade all those in both the political and regulatory arenas to climb on board our rollercoaster and keep our safe and effective supplements available for all – and at beneficial levels.

This “Send a Message” campaign builds on the activities not just of CHC, but of National Association of Health Stores members, many of whom have used our display materials and briefing notes – then invited their MPs into stores to explain in detail the key issues, such as the likely loss of higher dose food supplements and herbal remedies and the potentially serious damage to their businesses. This support and real effort has been invaluable and we are enormously grateful to them.

It is very important that none of the postcards are wasted. Every single card needs to be completed and posted. We want to deliver huge numbers to Parliament, we want the internal postal system in Westminster to creak and we want MPs irritated enough to take action.

Setting dose levels for vitamins and minerals is now high on the Brussels agenda. So, send a message to your MP – and do it now!

Sue Croft ~ Director, Consumers for Health Choice