SOLO-NZ Press Release: Folate Folly Foiled!

July 20, 2009

The National/Act government is to be congratulated on dumping a piece of food-fascism it inherited from the previous government, says SOLO Principal Lindsay Perigo.

A trans-Tasman deal struck by the socialist government of Helen Clark would have required bakers to add folic acid to bread, bagels, crumpets and English muffins. Now, National has secured New Zealand's exemption from that part of the deal for three years at least.

"There can be no argument about this," says Perigo. "It's solely a freedom issue, not one of the health benefits or risks of adding folic acid to bread. People who want the stuff should go visit their pharmacist, not foist it on the rest of us.

"As an aside, the politically correct bimbos at TV3 News should learn the difference between banning something and merely refraining from making it compulsory. The illiterate lefties in charge of last night's 6 o'clock bulletin touted the government's action as a 'ban' on folic acid. What morons!

"The point now is to ensure that the wishy-washy John Key doesn't backslide on this, and that the government generally moves in the direction of favouring freedom over fascism in *all* matters.

"In the meantime, if bakers wanted voluntarily to enhance the health of the nation, they might consider adding prussic acid to the bread of politicians and journalists with socialist agendas," Perigo concludes.

SOLO (Sense of Life Objectivists): SOLOPassion.com

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