"Sulfur restriction order" of Chinese herbal medicine and decoction pieces was implemented yesterday
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Last Update: 2013-12-02
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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According to the previous announcement of the State Food and drug administration, the second supplement to the Chinese Pharmacopoeia will be implemented from December 1 The residual amount of sulfite in Fritillaria thunbergii and other traditional Chinese medicines and pieces of Decoction (in terms of sulfur dioxide) shall not exceed 150 mg / kg The Chinese medicines and pieces of decoction exceeding the limit will be punished as inferior medicines and will be prosecuted for criminal responsibility in serious cases In this regard, relevant leaders of enterprises and experts of traditional Chinese medicine have said that this is not a single "action", which can be described as a "two pronged approach" with the policy that Chinese patent medicine extracts can not be commissioned for processing, or to promote the industry reshuffle, so as to increase the cost of medicine, decoction pieces and other materials, standardize the source of materials, and lead to the closure of many small enterprises "Because many Chinese herbal medicines and pieces of decoction can be bought freely in the market as agricultural and sideline products, it is not ruled out that some small enterprises have failed to control the source of goods in order to reduce costs." Lai Zhijian, Vice Minister of technology and Quality Department of Guangyao group, said yesterday that such a move would increase production costs, but would make the industry more competitive.
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