Herbal remedies under threat in Europe

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Hi all,

 

Taken from: http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/uknews/news20051031.shtml#3

 

Nicole Martin in The Daily Telegraph reports that health campaigners are

claiming that a European Union directive that aims to ensure natural

products served over the counter are safe, could result in the sale of

popular herbal remedies being banned. Previously, most herbal remedies were

available in Britain under Section 12 of the Medicines Act as 'medicines

exempt from licensing'. However, under the new directive, manufacturers will

have to provide evidence that their products are safe before they are given

a licence. Only products that have been on sale for 30 years will be

automatically approved.

 

Attilio: This could have serious implications for the use of Chinese herbal

medicine in Europe. We'll have to see what the exact law states about the

combined use of herbs. Let's see what the EHPA will have to say on this.

 

Warm regards,

 

Attilio D'Alberto

Doctor of (Beijing, China)

B.Sc. (Hons) T.C.M., M.A.T.C.M.

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[Guest guest]

Attilio D'Alberto wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> Taken from: http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/uknews/news20051031.shtml#3

>

> Nicole Martin in The Daily Telegraph reports that health campaigners

> are claiming that a European Union directive that aims to ensure

> natural products served over the counter are safe, could result in

> the sale of popular herbal remedies being banned. Previously, most

> herbal remedies were available in Britain under Section 12 of the

> Medicines Act as 'medicines exempt from licensing'. However, under

> the new directive, manufacturers will have to provide evidence that

> their products are safe before they are given a licence. Only

> products that have been on sale for 30 years

 

Hi Dr. Attilio!

 

It is fairly easy to document that TCM herbs have been on sale 30 years,

just go to China or Japan for the records.

 

Assuming that there are no reported ill effects in China or Japan, the

case should be fairly good. To reject it would be an affront to the

Chinese and Japanese governments, I think.

 

Regards,

 

Pete