Industry reacts positively to ayurvedic drug labelling issue.

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Date:03/01/2006 URL:

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Ayurvedic exports to sport label on heavy metals from today P.T. Jyothi

Datta Mumbai , Jan 2 For article read:

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Excerpts: In fact, testing and labelling have been made mandatory by the

Indian government on all ayurvedic products being exported from the country,

starting January 1. Among other things, ayurvedic products will now have to

sport labels on the presence of heavy metals (lead, arsenic, cadmium, chromium,

and mercury) and information on the therapeutic application of these products.

But representatives of the Indian ayurvedic industry are swimming with the tide.

It is a progressive step, according to Mr Ranjit Puranik, CEO of the Rs 35-crore

Shree Dhootapapeshwar. "It prevents any product that does not have a

fundamental level of quality assurance from being exported and casting an

aspersion on the entire segment," he added. © Copyright 2000 - 2006 The

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