MCA Permanent Order Banning Aristolochia Use Proposed
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The U.K.' s Medicines Control Agency has issued a proposal to continue, on a permanent basis, current provisions prohibiting the distribution of products containing the Aristolochia species or herbal ingredients that may be confused with the species.
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