Jin Bu Huan
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA issues April 15 "Talk Paper" describing the hazards of consuming Jin Bu Huan Anodyne Tablets, an herbal imported from Kwangsi, China. The agency noted that the product has been listed on an FDA import alert with "more than a dozen" other Chinese herbals "known to be harmful due to adulteration and inadequate labeling" and that Jin Bu Huan is currently subject to "automatic import detention by FDA." FDA's Office of Health Affairs recently sent a notification to field offices to be on the look-out for Jin Bu Huan ("The Tan Sheet" April 11, In Brief)