The General Administration held a teleconference to call for strict investigation and punishment of illegal production and operation of Chinese Herbal Pieces

Source: China Pharmaceutical News April 5, 2015, China food and Drug Administration held a teleconference on strengthening the supervision of Chinese herbal pieces on April 3 Wu Zhen, deputy director of the General Administration, made a speech, and Guo Wenqi, member of the Party group and director of food safety, presided over the meeting At the meeting, it was requested to strengthen the investigation and handling of relevant cases, severely punish illegal behaviors, take effective measures to strengthen the supervision of Chinese herbal pieces, and purify the market order In his speech, Wu Zhen pointed out that last week, the General Administration informed six enterprises in Guangxi and Anhui Province and four drug wholesale enterprises in Guangdong Province about the illegal production and operation of Chinese herbal pieces These enterprises have seriously violated the drug administration law, some of which have been suspected of crimes, and must be resolutely cracked down on and seriously investigated and punished according to law These cases reflect the prominent problems existing in the production and operation of Chinese herbal pieces Some legal enterprises engage in illegal production and operation activities, which are particularly bad in nature and more serious in harm Anhui, Guangdong and Guangxi should pay close attention to the investigation and punishment of illegal enterprises, severely punish those who ignore laws and regulations, ignore product quality and safety, and ignore the life and health of consumers Those suspected of crimes must be transferred to public security organs for criminal responsibility The General Administration will supervise the listing of cases The enterprise involved in the case must earnestly perform the recall obligation and bear the recall responsibility All batches of products involved in the case must be recalled, and the recall information shall be disclosed in a timely manner The results of the investigation and handling of the case shall be released to the public in a timely manner Wu Zhen required that the food and drug regulatory authorities at all levels should fully understand the seriousness and harmfulness of the problems in the production and operation of Chinese herbal pieces, pay close attention to the collusion between the production and operation enterprises of Chinese Herbal Pieces relying on the professional market of Chinese herbal medicines, illegally produce and operate Chinese herbal pieces, refine the daily regulatory measures, take flight inspection, sampling inspection, unannounced investigation and other ways, and We will make great efforts to increase frequency, supervise enterprises in strict accordance with laws and regulations in production and operation, and crack down on all kinds of illegal activities Food and drug regulatory authorities at all levels must adhere to strict law enforcement in the process of supervision and law enforcement, find and investigate illegal acts together, form deterrence, establish authority, and gradually establish the credibility of the regulatory authorities We should strengthen cooperation within the system, regional linkage, up and down linkage, strengthen cooperation with public security, tax and other departments, and form a joint supervision force We will focus on broadening the sources of clues in cases and encourage support for mass complaints and reports The food and drug regulatory authorities at the provincial level shall strictly implement the enterprise access standards, and shall not reduce the conditions for the establishment of enterprises engaged in the production and trading of Chinese herbal medicines for any reason For enterprises that have already obtained the qualification but do not meet the conditions for the establishment as prescribed by the state, they shall immediately order them to stop their production and business activities Guo Wenqi stressed that the provincial food and drug regulatory authorities should strictly investigate and deal with the illegal production and trading of Chinese herbal pieces by drug production and trading enterprises according to law, severely punish and punish all enterprises involved in the criminal activities of manufacturing and selling fake drugs according to law, transfer the suspected crimes to the public security organs in time according to law, and prohibit the relevant responsible persons from engaging in drug production and trading activities according to law The food and drug regulatory authorities shall closely cooperate with the public security organs to coordinate the investigation and handling of the cases, so as to ensure that the investigation and handling of the cases are in place At the same time, the typical cases of illegal production and operation of Chinese herbal pieces by certified enterprises should be exposed to the public to enhance the deterrence of illegal elements The heads of the Department of pharmaceutical and chemical supervision, the Inspection Bureau, the Chinese Academy of inspection and the audit and inspection center of the General Administration attended the meeting in the main venue The leaders in charge of drug supervision and inspection of the food and Drug Administration of each province (District, city) and the heads of each department attended the meeting at the branch venue