LABELS OF 18 AYURVEDIC MEDICINES VIOLATE DRUGS AND COSMETICS RULES

摘要

Insigth has published the findings of a study of labels of 18 ayurvedic medicines made in India.The medicines were selected on the basis of studies in the US and Canada.None of these widely sold products declared on their labels the presence of heavy metals - lead,mercury and/ or arsenic - that they contained according to a study(based on testing)published in the Journal of the American Medical Association(JAMA)and testing by Health Canada,the Canadian government's health department.Health Canada has warned consumers against using some of these Indian Ayurvedic products.