Unlicensed ayurvedic herbal remedies containing dangerously high
levels of heavy metals may be available on the UK market, warns the
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHPRA).
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has introduced a
new trade recommendation on metal-processed herbs in the light of
heightened awareness over potentially dangerous heavy metal levels
in some Ayurvedic products, writes...
German plant extracts group Martin Bauer has invested more than €1
million in new technology for its research centre PhytoLab and
built a new 1600 square metre laboratory building as part of the
expansion, writes Dominique Patton.
Ayurceutics has responded to yesterday's article in JAMA claiming
there was a high risk of finding heavy metals in Ayurvedic herbals,
by highlighting its manufacturing process that it believes removes
any danger of contamination.
A medical investigation of chronic lead poisoning in a woman, who
gave birth at an Adelaide hospital in Australia, has found it was
caused by imported herbal tablets.
Sabinsa, the producer of botanical extracts, has completed the
construction of a new supercritical CO2 extraction facility at
Bangalore, India. The plant belongs to Sabinsa's SAMI Labs
manufacturing subsidiary.
