70% of Chinese herbal medicines containing pesticide residues are related to Yunnan Baiyao of Tongrentang

On the afternoon of the 24th, Greenpeace, an environmental protection organization, held a press conference in Beijing on "traditional Chinese Medicine - investigation report on pesticide pollution of traditional Chinese medicine" According to the report, more than 70% of the famous brand enterprises of traditional Chinese medicine including Tongrentang and Yunnan Baiyao were randomly inspected for pesticide residues In the samples, some highly toxic pesticides such as phorate, carbofuran and so on were even detected Hu qingyutang, the enterprise involved, responded that there could never be pesticide addition in the production of traditional Chinese medicine However, is it possible to exempt pharmaceutical companies from liability if pesticide addition does not exist in the production of traditional Chinese medicine? Wang Jing, director of Greenpeace food and agriculture project, told China medicine channel that pharmaceutical companies have the responsibility to ensure the health of consumers in the purchase and production of traditional Chinese medicine Investigation report: 70% of Chinese herbal medicines contain pesticide residues From July 2012 to April 2013, Greenpeace purchased 65 commonly used Chinese herbal medicines as samples in 9 cities including Beijing, Kunming, Hangzhou, Tianjin and Hong Kong, including the prices of Panax notoginseng, honeysuckle, wolfberry, angelica and Atractylodes macrocephala, involving Beijing Tongrentang pharmacy, Yunnan Baiyao pharmacy Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Huqingyutang Guoyao No Co., Ltd Nine brand Chinese medicine stores including Hunan Jiuzhitang retail chain Co., Ltd were sent to the qualified independent third-party Laboratory for pesticide residue detection The results showed that 48 of the 65 samples contained pesticide residues, accounting for 70% of the total samples Thirty two samples all contain three or more pesticide residues, among which more than 25 pesticide residues were found in the price of Panax notoginseng and Panax Notoginseng Powder of Tongrentang and terana, and in the price of Zhangzhongjing, Yunnan Baiyao and Gongju of Tongrentang Compared with the EU pesticide maximum residue standard, the pesticide residues in some samples exceed the standard by tens or even hundreds of times For example, the maximum residue value of thiophanate methyl in the EU is 0.1 mg / kg, while the residue of this pesticide is 51.6 mg / kg in the price flower of Sanqi in Tongrentang (Beijing), which is 500 times higher than the standard The residue value of thiophanate methyl in the price flower of Yunnan Baiyao pharmacy is 11.3 mg / kg, which is more than 100 times higher than the standard, and the content of thiophanate / Benazolin in the price flower of Sanqi in terana is more than 570 times Response of pharmaceutical enterprises: there is no pesticide added in the production process Hu qingyutang responded at the first time that it is impossible to add pesticides in the production process of the enterprise Chen Wei, a spokesman for Hu qingyutang, pointed out that enterprises must reduce the toxicity in the production process and will not increase the pesticide residues in the production process For some residual substances in medicinal materials, because the content is very small, the workload of detection will be very large Tongrentang and Yunnan Baiyao said they were investigating and verifying "The group is investigating and verifying the relevant varieties involved in the report." Guo Jinfeng, head of the Publicity Department of Beijing Tongrentang (Group) Co., Ltd., said that the pieces of Chinese herbal medicines and other products produced by Tongrentang are all produced in accordance with the relevant national standards, and the relevant tests are sufficient The relevant personnel of Yunnan Baiyao pharmacy company also said that they were reporting to the senior management about the banned pesticides detected in the traditional Chinese medicine of Yunnan Baiyao pharmacy Pharmaceutical companies are responsible for controlling pesticide residues in traditional Chinese medicine "It's the responsibility of pharmaceutical companies not to add toxic and harmful substances in the production process, and it's also the obligation to protect the health of consumers when purchasing its raw materials." Wang Jing, director of Greenpeace's food and agriculture program, pointed out that these pharmaceutical companies do not think these are their own responsibilities In the investigation of Tongrentang and Yunnan Baiyao, it is found that some large pharmaceutical enterprises and companies have their own bases, and the quality will be strictly controlled However, these are far from meeting the market demand of traditional Chinese medicine, and still need to purchase a large number of drugs from suppliers and places of origin And this part of the drug, the enterprise is completely irresponsible The reporter learned that taking residual pesticide with high toxicity may cause vomiting, dizziness and other symptoms In serious cases, life is at risk at any time Medical experts also pointed out that the accumulation of pesticides with lower toxicity in human body can even damage the male reproductive system and the development of children's nervous system If pharmaceutical companies continue to let go of the phenomenon of pesticide residues in purchased Chinese herbal medicines, it will only cause harm to the health of consumers "Leading enterprises have the responsibility to control these sources, not to use these poisonous and harmful ones, and they have the ability to manage them accordingly," Wang said She suggested that pharmaceutical companies could achieve the same control as their own base by requiring and helping suppliers reduce the use of pesticides in the management mode of the base.