Dear MrsD and Pabb,

i have NO idea where that blogger gets their info but it certainly doesn't apply in this country, and I am certainly living in the EU.



i can assure you that the EU allows distribution of herbal remedies, herbal supplements, as well as vitamins and minerals, all OTC. Where i live items considered "therapeutic" (including drugs or other) are only available in pharmacies or specialized areas that have a pharmacist. This is a not new thing here; it predates the existence of the EU.

The only thing i can think of is that some European countries may have offered these items in supermarkets or general stores, like in the US, and that there may have been EU restrictions placed on distribution channels - the blog might then refer to the stripping of "common" shelves such as supermarkets.

If, in the blogger's country, OTC supplements et al. have been stripped from pharmacy shelves, i assure you that is not per EU regulation. it would have to be specific to that country.

What is becoming more stringent per EU regulation, are the rules regarding the content and labeling - standardization, quantification, qualification of the contents of herbal remedies and such as (for instance) echinacea.

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In one way or another, i will be able to take the vitamin D in quantities i want, be it by eating lots of pills, or by prescription but out of pocket (preferable and cheaper).

~ waves ~