Indonesia Bans Import Of Food, Cosmetics, Medicine From China
By Mohd Nasir Yusoff | BERNAMA
July 28, 2007
JAKARTA, July 28 (Bernama) -- Indonesia has banned the import of food supplements, cosmetics and medicine from China which are said to pose health hazards.
The ban, which was effective early this month, followed findings that the medicines contained chemical substances while the cosmetics were mixed with mercury and rhodamin and its food products were mixed with formalin which were dangerous to health.
"The ban will only be lifted after the authorities had inspected them," Indonesian Medicine and Food Control Organisation (BPOM) Chief Husniah Rubiana Thamrin Akib said here today.
Husniah said the ban was also imposed by other countries which found that these products contained hazardous substances.
BPOM was also carrying out inspections on all goods from China to check those which contained the dangerous agents with a view of destroying them.
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Why doesn't the U.S.A. do the same thing. Ban dangerous drugs, food and medicine from China. At least, try to label them so we know where they're from. I know this is hard with importers not cooperating and the complexity of different products used to make one drug, but I've stopped buying seafood and many things that I suspect might be from China. Give us some help! Labels, please.