Therapeutic Bill a bureaucratic nightmare
Thursday, 7 December 2006, 5:00 pm
Press Release: New Zealand National Party
Hon Tony Ryall
National Party Health Spokesman
07
December 2006
Therapeutic Bill a bureaucratic
nightmare
National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall, is
attacking Labour’s decision to push ahead with a
trans-Tasman agency to regulate natural healthcare products.
Mr Ryall’s commenting after the tabling of the
Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill. National is
opposing the Bill.
"We are not prepared to jeopardise the
viability of hundreds of small businesses nor the choices of
thousands of consumers. This regime will be costly,
restrictive and is unnecessary.
"It's a move that's going
to cost industry and consumers. The Australian natural
health products industry is one of the most highly regulated
in the world, and applying its rules here will only serve to
increase the cost of products, reduce consumer choice and
hurt many businesses.
"There should be regulation of
natural health products but not this bureaucratic nightmare.
“The fact that the Labour Government has had to offer a
50% subsidy to garner parliamentary support proves this
regime is too
expensive."
ENDS
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