Ouch! PENTACHLOROBENZENE detected in BING HAN GINSENG



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Mark Thorson

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Quoting from:
http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0085.htm

"In rat and monkey metabolism studies, Engst et al.
(1976) and Rozman et al. (1979) identified
pentachlorophenol (classified as B2, probable
human carcinogen) and 2,3,4,5-tetrachlorophenol
as major metabolites of pentachlorobenzene."

Quoting from:
http://reo.nii.ac.jp/journal/HtmlIn...JOU0003000004/ISS0000013206/article_list.html

"Pentachlorobenzene (PeCB) is an important
environmental contaminant derived primarily from the
by-product contamination of the popular fungicides
hexachlorobenzene and pentachloronitrobenzene."

[Note: PENTACHLORONITROBENZENE is another name
for QUINTOZENE.]

Quoting from:
http://turva.me.tut.fi/iloagri/ic/608935.htm

"The substance may have effects on the liver and kidneys,
resulting in tissue lesions. Animal tests show that this
substance possibly causes toxic effects upon human
reproduction."

Quoting from this file:
http://www.fda.gov/ora/fiars/ora_import_ia9908.html

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

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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