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    Investigation of health food enterprises using ginkgo biloba extract released by the State Food and Drug Administration

    • Last Update: 2015-07-13
    • Source: Internet
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    The State Food and Drug Administration announced the investigation of health food enterprises using ginkgo biloba extract Four enterprises were found to be fraudulent Lou Yijuan reported on July 7 that the State Food and Drug Administration announced the comprehensive investigation of health food enterprises using ginkgo biloba extract to produce health food It is understood that 12 of the 129 enterprises in production purchased and used unqualified Ginkgo biloba extract raw materials, suspected of 30.864 tons of problematic products; 4 enterprises were found to have fraud According to the notice released on the official website of the State Food and drug administration, 203 enterprises using ginkgo biloba extract to produce health food were investigated nationwide Among them, 129 enterprises are in production and 74 enterprises are out of production It is preliminarily found that 12 of the enterprises in production purchased and used unqualified Ginkgo biloba extract raw materials It is found that 5.94 tons of suspected unqualified raw materials have been used, 2.28 tons have been used, 1.37 tons have been destroyed, and 2.29 tons have been sealed on site It is found that 30.864 tons of health food are suspected to be unqualified At present, 10.4 tons of products have been recalled, 0.024 tons have been destroyed, and 20.44 tons have been removed from shelves and sealed The announcement also released two "blacklists", one of which was a list of enterprises found guilty of fraud in the investigation It is understood that among the 12 health food enterprises that purchased and used unqualified raw materials, 4 failed to report the self inspection to the regulatory authorities according to the requirements, and submitted the self inspection report of raw materials during the investigation, including Nanjing Zhongke Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Longli Trade Development Co., Ltd., Jinan Mengshi Biotechnology Research Institute Co., Ltd and Jinan Weixing biological health products Co., Ltd Another "blacklist" is the list of 9 raw material suppliers involved in unqualified Ginkgo biloba extract The 9 raw materials suppliers are: Ningbo Lihua Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Chongqing Kerui Nanhai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ankang Zhongke Madison Natural Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tianjin Taiyang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Xuzhou hengkai ginkgo products Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Jiahe Plant Chemical Industry Co., Ltd (renamed as Shaanxi Jiahe Biotechnology Co., Ltd.), Zhejiang huisong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ningbo traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Xuancheng Baicao Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd According to the notice, the above nine raw material suppliers shall report the production quantity and sales direction of Ginkgo biloba extract produced since 2014 to the local food and drug regulatory authorities, and explain the reasons for the unqualified extract The food and Drug Administration of the province (city) where it is located shall timely file a case for investigation, and the investigation results shall be reported to the State Food and drug administration before July 25 The circular also requires that all health food enterprises that use unqualified Ginkgo biloba extract raw materials to produce health food shall be destroyed under the supervision of local regulatory authorities Where raw materials are purchased from suppliers that have produced and sold unqualified raw materials, the raw materials and products that have not been put into production and use shall be inspected batch by batch, and the inspection of raw materials and products shall be reported to the food and drug regulatory department The State Food and Drug Administration will organize sampling inspection on raw materials and products of Ginkgo biloba extract purchased and used by health food enterprises If the enterprises pass the self inspection but fail to pass the spot check, they shall be dealt with seriously according to law.
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