On December 31, 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued a notice on the unqualified sampling of 9 batches of food, showing that the "Xuanshengtang Brand Four Sugar Fat An Capsules" produced by Zhengzhou Xuanshengtang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in Henan Province were tested and detected as ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and methyl ephedrine, all of which belong to the first class of precursor chemicals. According to the data, "Xuanshengtang Brand Sihuai Glycolipolyphag capsules" was punished by the Zhengzhou Food and Drug Administration in 2015 for containing Western medicine ingredients.
Notice of the State Administration for Market Regulation on the unqualified sampling of 9 batches of food screenshot
On January 10, 2022, Zhang Zongjun, the legal representative of the producer Zhengzhou Xuanshengtang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., told the surging news (www.thepaper.cn) that the inspection requirements will be put forward again.
According to the notice of the State Administration for Market Regulation, the "Xuanshengtang Brand Four Huai Sugar Fat Capsules" sold by Beijing Kangle Life Trading Co., Ltd., nominally produced by Zhengzhou Xuanshengtang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in Henan Province, were tested by the Anhui Food and Drug Inspection and Research Institute and the drug ingredients ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and methyl ephedrine were found to violate the relevant provisions of the Food Safety Law. Henan Zhengzhou Xuanshengtang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. raised objections to the inspection results and applied for re-inspection; after re-inspection by the Sichuan Food Inspection and Research Institute, the preliminary inspection conclusion was maintained.
According to the unqualified product information listed in the annex of the notice, the detected drug ingredients ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, methyl ephedrine violated the relevant provisions of the Food Safety Law, and the inspection results were: 1297μg/kg, 486μg/kg, 202μg/kg, and the standard values were not detectable.
Ephedrine, also known as ephedrine, according to the Regulations on the Administration of Precursor Chemicals, belongs to the first class of precursor chemicals, as well as pseudoephedrine (pseudoephedrine) and methyl ephedrine (methyl ephedrine). According to China Consumer Daily, long-term or large-scale consumption of foods detected with ephedrine or methylephedrine may cause headaches, palpitations and other problems, while long-term or large-scale consumption of foods detected with pseudoephedrine may cause central nervous system excitement, insomnia, headaches and other problems.
According to the data, some drug compound preparations containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, methyl ephedrine and other ephedrine substances are mainly used clinically for the treatment of common diseases such as colds, coughs, and asthma. On December 6, 2012, the State Food and Drug Administration released information that according to the notice on printing and distributing the implementation plan for the special rectification action of pharmaceutical precursor chemicals (National Food and Drug Administration [2012] No. 38) and the Notice on Strengthening the Management of Compound Preparations Containing Ephedrine (State Food and Drug Administration [2012] No. 260), compound preparations with ephedrine content exceeding 30mg have been converted from over-the-counter drugs to prescription drug management.
On the e-commerce platform, the products involved are still being sold
On January 10, 2022, the surging news reporter searched and found that on multiple e-commerce platforms, the health food involved in the matter, "Xuanshengtang Brand Four Huai Sugar Fat Capsules", is still on sale. According to the outer packaging of the product, the product is a health food made of yam, ox knee, ground yellow, chrysanthemum, astragalus, hawthorn, wheat dong, and goji berries as the main raw materials, and has been proved by functional tests to have the health care function of regulating blood sugar and regulating blood lipids.
The surging news reporter noted that in 2017, the product was notified by the State Food and Drug Administration for false publicity and advertising. The notice said that the health food "Xuanshengtang brand four huai sugar fat an capsules" through the "Shennong Materia Medica sugar reduction official website" website publicity, the identification of the product name as "Xuan Sheng Tang brand four huai sugar fat an capsules", advertising declared "take 25 days, blood sugar steadily decreased, take 50 days, blood sugar is controlled, take 75 days, islet function improved, blood garbage blockage is removed" and other content. For the above-mentioned illegal advertisements and websites, the food and drug regulatory authorities have transferred their illegal acts to the relevant departments for investigation and punishment.
According to the industrial and commercial registration information, Zhengzhou Xuanshengtang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. was established in 2007 with a registered capital of 1.8 million yuan, the registered address is No. 12, Lilac Lilac, Zhengzhou High-tech Zone, registered in the Zhengzhou High-tech Industrial Development Zone Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, the business scope includes health food production, health food sales, food business, cosmetics wholesale, daily necessities sales, etc.
According to the Zhengzhou Municipal Affairs Open Website, the company was administratively punished a few years ago for containing Western medicine ingredients in "Xuanshengtang Brand Four Huai Sugar Fat An Capsules". In 2015, the health food "Xuanshengtang Brand Sihuai Glycolignan Capsules" produced by Zhengzhou Xuanshengtang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. was tested to contain Western medicine ingredients. In accordance with Article 86 of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, the Zhengzhou Food and Drug Administration gave the party the following administrative penalties: 1. Fine; 2. Confiscation of illegal gains; 3. Confiscation of illegally produced health food "Xuanshengtang Brand Four Huai Sugar Fat Capsules".