Quoting from:
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts90.html
"Exposure to hexachlorobenzene occurs primarily from
eating low levels in contaminated food. The main health
effect from eating highly contaminated food is a liver
disease."
"Hexachlorobenzene was widely used as a pesticide
to protect the seeds of onions and sorghum, wheat,
and other grains against fungus until 1965. It was also
used to make fireworks, ammunition, and synthetic
rubber. Currently, there are no commercial uses of
hexachlorobenzene in the United States."
Quoting from:
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/phs90.html
"Hexachlorobenzene is a white crystalline solid.
This compound does not occur naturally. It is
formed as a by-product during the manufacture
of chemicals used as solvents (substances used
to dissolve other substances), other chlorine-
containing compounds, and pesticides."
Quoting from:
http://www.pan-uk.org/pestnews/actives/endocrin.htm
"Hexachlorobenzene HCB Was used as
a seed treatment and as a fungicide, but
is now banned in several countries.
Found as a contaminant of quintozene,
tecnazene, chlorothalonil, picloram, and
chlorthal-dimethyl (dacthal or DCPA)."
Quoting from this file:
http://www.fda.gov/ora/fiars/ora_import_ia9908.html
[. . .]
REASON FOR ALERT: This alert provides a
compilation of all processed foods that may be subject
to detention without physical examination due to illegal
pesticide residues pursuant to the procedures outlined
in Chapter 9 of the RPM.
[. . .]
Ginseng Bing Han Medical Factory Quintozene
3/13/2001
(Powdered) 81, Cherng Gong Street *Pentachlorobenzene
211-9414883-5 Ell Jeun Village, Taiwan *Tetrachloroaniline
I290230/120531 FEI# 3003196781 *Hexachlorobenzene
54F[]R12 - SEA *BHC
Shipper: Bing Han (Canada) *Pentachloroaniline
Enterprises. Ltd. *Tecnazene
210-7911 Alderbridge Way *Pentachlorothioanisole
Richmond B.C., Canada
FEI# 3003196782
Quoting from this file:
http://www.fda.gov/ora/oasis/5/ora_oasis_i_54.html
Refusal Actions by FDA as Recorded in OASIS
Country of Origin Entry # DOC Line Suffix
Manufacture Name
City / ISO Country Code District
Product Code Product Description
Date Reason
[. . .]
Taiwan, Republic Of China 310-5216341-2 1 1
Bing Han Enterprises Ltdpharmaceutical Factory
Tainan , TW CIN-DO
54YBZ04 PANAX GINSENG, PERSONAL SHIPMENT
02-MAY-2003 PESTICIDES