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Article: Council clarifies safety issue on star anise tea.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- October 15, 2003
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2003 OCT 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- On Sept. 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a consumer advisory regarding the agency's concerns about some cases of poisoning related to the substitution of the toxic Japanese star anise for the safe Chinese star anise.
The following day, many news outlets reported the story. Unfortunately, many consumers, reporters, and even natural foods and grocery industry members have become confused over FDA's actions and the ensuing publicity, incorrectly suspecting problems with all commercially manufactured herbal teas containing star anise.
Chinese star anise (scientific name Illicium verum) is a ...