Therapeutic Goods Administration’s Post

⚠️Safety advisory - Elemental impurities in traditional Chinese medicines⚠️ Traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) sold in Australia are carefully regulated to ensure safety and quality. They must meet limits on impurities like lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury, which can be absorbed by plants. To protect consumers, the TGA requires TCMs to comply with national and international guidelines that set safe daily limits for these impurities. Sponsors should consider the permissible daily exposure limits for certain elemental impurities, such as heavy metals, in their TCM products. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g7NbSCnJ

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