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| Singapore: Health Sciences Authority takes pro-active measures to test DEHP in health products manufactured in Taiwan (English Only) |
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The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has taken pro-active measures to test health products manufactured in Taiwan for Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) to ensure that they are safe for consumption. This follows reports of varying levels of DEHP that was found in Taiwan-manufactured health foods and products. The ongoing analytical tests by HSA have shown that over 100 sampled health products have passed HSA's quality requirement for DEHP content, with only two brands of health products, namely “Brand's Alpha Tank Chewable Multi Vitamins & Minerals” and “Naturext Immune+ Probiotic 50B” that have failed to meet the requirement. “Brand's Alpha Tank Chewable Multi Vitamins & Minerals” and “Naturext Immune+ Probiotic 50B”, manufactured by Prince Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd and Geneferm Biotechnology Co. Ltd respectively, have been voluntarily withdrawn from the market by their respective distributors.
HSA has consulted toxicology experts on the regulatory limit of DEHP allowable in health products and the tolerable daily intake (TDI*) of DEHP in humans. The Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI) of DEHP, as established by the European Union, is 0.05mg/kg body weight/day and has incorporated a safety margin of 100 times.
Please refer to the following website in HSA for details:
http://www.hsa.gov.sg/publish/hsaportal/en/news_events/press_releases/Latest/hsa_takes_pro-active.html
In Hong Kong, the above products are not registered. But recall of registered pharmaceutical products manufactured in Taiwan due to presence of DEHP alone or together with Diisononyl phthalate (DINP) have been initiated in Hong Kong previously on 30 May 2011, 2 June 2011 and 3 June 2011, and the affected products are as follows:
1. Mebendazole Tab 100mg (Panbiotic) (HK-53603),
2. Oxo Cap 100mg (HK-34702)
3. Scoro Orabase 1mg/g Meider (HK-59097).
4. Well Tab (HK-02886)
5. Brand's Calcium Grow Chewable Tablets (HK-58001)
In addition, five local products manufactured by Marching Pharmaceutical Limited have been reported that no DEHP was detected. However, the sample of flavouring agent, which was imported from a Taiwanese company Wei Teh Flavour & Fragance Enterprise Company Ltd (Wei Teh), contained DEHP at a level of 1.1 ppm. The manufacturer offered to conduct a voluntary recall of all the following five products although no DEHP was found in these products.
1. Deter-C 250mg Vitamin C Chewable Orange Flavoured tablets (HK-24067)
2. Cebio Chewable Tablet Vitamin C 250mg (Orange Flavoured) (HK-24073)
3. Cevizo 250mg Vitamin C Chewable Orange Flavoured Tablets (HK-24074)
4. Super-C Chewable Tablets 250mg (Orange Flavoured) (HK-24075)
5. Arthritil Powder for Oral Solution 1.5G Sachet (HK-55430)
Ends/Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Issued at HKT 15:00
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