Yuk! PENTACHLOROBENZENE found 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/HtmlIndicate/html/vol_issues/SUP0000003000/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

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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.

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Ginseng Bing Han Medical Factory Quintozene
1976/1/2001 (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