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Tainted vitamin C tablets taken off shelves
By Li Qian |
March 28, 2013, Thursday
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A leading Chinese pharmaceutical maker has stopped selling Yinqiao vitamin C tablets after they were found containing arsenic and mercury, according to a TV report.
Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited yesterday said the chemical-laced pills produced by its subsidiary, Guangxi Yingkang Pharmacy Co, have been taken off the shelves and sealed for investigation.
In China, the combination of lian qiao and jin yin hua or shan yin hua (wild honeysuckle flower), together known as "yin qiao" for short, is a popular prescription for treating coughs, sore throats, headaches and a dry mouth caused by a bad cold.
Shan yin hua growers were found repeatedly fuming and steaming flowers with industrial sulphur to prevent them from mildewing. Beneficial nutrients were destroyed in the process while highly toxic arsenic and mercury were left, state-run CCTV reported.
A Guangxi Yingkang supplier processed shan yin hua stems and leaves rather than flowers and sold them to the pharmaceutical firm, the report said.
A Guangxi Yingkang executive surnamed Liang said the company is cooperating with authorities in their investigation, Beijing Times reported.
Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited yesterday said the chemical-laced pills produced by its subsidiary, Guangxi Yingkang Pharmacy Co, have been taken off the shelves and sealed for investigation.
In China, the combination of lian qiao and jin yin hua or shan yin hua (wild honeysuckle flower), together known as "yin qiao" for short, is a popular prescription for treating coughs, sore throats, headaches and a dry mouth caused by a bad cold.
Shan yin hua growers were found repeatedly fuming and steaming flowers with industrial sulphur to prevent them from mildewing. Beneficial nutrients were destroyed in the process while highly toxic arsenic and mercury were left, state-run CCTV reported.
A Guangxi Yingkang supplier processed shan yin hua stems and leaves rather than flowers and sold them to the pharmaceutical firm, the report said.
A Guangxi Yingkang executive surnamed Liang said the company is cooperating with authorities in their investigation, Beijing Times reported.
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