Heavy Metals In Imported Herbals Warrant Supplement Testing – JAMA Study
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
An FDA-mandated import alert would be a more appropriate response to imported dietary supplements containing trace levels of heavy metals than would required testing of such products, the American Herbal Products Association said in response to a study in the Dec. 15 Journal of the American Medical Association
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Health Canada advisory
Canadian health agency has issued a Customs Alert to the Canada Border Services Agency "to monitor importation" of ayurvedic herbal medicinal products found to contain high levels of heavy metals. The alert cites brands named in a recent Journal of the American Medical Association study by Robert Saper, MD, Harvard Medical School, et al., that found detectable levels of lead in 13 of 70 of such imported products (1"The Tan Sheet" Dec. 20, 2004, p. 13). "Further action will be taken if any of the remaining products are confirmed to be sold in Canada, and if laboratory testing determines that heavy metal levels exceed Canadian exposure limits," the document states...
Health Canada advisory
Canadian health agency has issued a Customs Alert to the Canada Border Services Agency "to monitor importation" of ayurvedic herbal medicinal products found to contain high levels of heavy metals. The alert cites brands named in a recent Journal of the American Medical Association study by Robert Saper, MD, Harvard Medical School, et al., that found detectable levels of lead in 13 of 70 of such imported products (1"The Tan Sheet" Dec. 20, 2004, p. 13). "Further action will be taken if any of the remaining products are confirmed to be sold in Canada, and if laboratory testing determines that heavy metal levels exceed Canadian exposure limits," the document states...