On July 26, the National Pharmacopoeia Commission announced 11 draft standards for traditional Chinese medicine: astragalus, red ginseng, licorice, ginseng, American ginseng, total saponins in ginseng stems and leaves, total saponins in ginseng, 2341 draft standard for the determination of pesticide residues, 0212 general standards for the verification of medicinal materials and pieces, Guilin watermelon cream, Jiuwei Qiang live pills, and the draft standard for the determination of plant growth regulator residues in France.
Among them, the draft standard of 2341 pesticide residue determination method and the draft standard of 0212 general principles for the verification of medicinal materials and decoction pieces are based on the four revisions of the 2020 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia; The draft standard for the determination of residues of plant growth regulators in France is (new) developed.
Astragalus: It is proposed to delete the inspection items for the determination of pentachloronitrobenzene pesticides. It is proposed to add a new examination item for Hettoxin A.
Red ginseng:1. It is proposed to delete the detection indicators of hexachlorobenzene, heptachlor and chlordane in the inspection items of pesticide residues in red ginseng, and uniformly implement the requirements for prohibited pesticide residues under General Principles 0212 General Principles for the Verification of Medicinal Materials and Decoction Pieces. 2. The name of the pesticide residue test item was revised to "pentachloronitrobenzene".
Licorice: It is proposed to delete the inspection items for the determination of pentachloronitrobenzene pesticides.
Ginseng:1. It is proposed to delete the detection indicators of hexachlorobenzene, heptachlor and chlordane in the inspection items of ginseng pesticide residues, and uniformly implement the requirements for prohibited pesticide residues under General Principles 0212 General Principles for the Verification of Medicinal Materials and Decoction Pieces. 2. The name of the pesticide residue test item was revised to "pentachloronitrobenzene".
American Ginseng:1. It is proposed to delete the detection indicators of hexachlorobenzene, heptachlor and chlordane in the inspection items of pesticide residues in American ginseng, and uniformly implement the requirements for prohibited pesticide residues under General Principles 0212 General Principles for the Verification of Medicinal Materials and Decoction Pieces. 2. The name of the pesticide residue test item was revised to "pentachloronitrobenzene".
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