In the first half of the year, 30% of Chinese herbal medicines were unqualified
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Last Update: 2013-10-09
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Yesterday, the provincial food and Drug Administration announced the results of drug sampling in the first half of the province, in which Chinese herbal medicines and pieces of decoction were substandard and adulterated, resulting in more false phenomena, with the unqualified rate of 33.5% Yesterday, a person in charge of the provincial food and Drug Administration said that in the first half of the year, 1383 batches of drugs were randomly inspected and 88 batches (including 16 batches of counterfeit drugs) were unqualified Among them, 657 batches of basic drugs were randomly inspected, 11 batches were unqualified; 529 batches of non basic drugs were randomly inspected, 11 batches were unqualified; 197 batches of 50 varieties with more problems in traditional Chinese medicine and decoction pieces were specially inspected, 66 batches were unqualified, and the unqualified rate was 33.5% The unqualified items of Chinese herbal medicines and pieces of decoction are mainly "character", "moisture", "content" and "total ash", reflecting that Chinese herbal medicines and pieces of decoction are inferior and adulterated so that there are many false phenomena For the 16 batches of drugs identified as fake drugs, the provincial and municipal food and drug regulatory authorities have traced their origins, investigated and dealt with them, and transferred the suspected crimes to the public security organs.
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