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| The analysis were conducted to increase the public awareness of the health risk in using counterfeit patches. Counterfeit patches or imitation patches, made outside Japan, contain low grade ingredients and contaminants that can be very
hazardous to your health. The easiest method to identify counterfeit patches are the lack of or non-existent reliable third-party clinical studies and patents from the manufacturer. Without clinical studies and patents, it is not possible to manufacture 100% safe and 100% effective patches. The clinical studies of Kenrico products can be found at http://www.kenrico.com/research.html. In addition, the patents of Kenrico products can be found at http://www.kenrico.com/patent.html. |
March 10, 2009 |
| REPORT Spectrochemical analysis performed by Japan Food Research Laboratories (government accredited laboratory) on counterfeit and imitation patches made in China. TESTING ARTICLE Made in China patches (10 articles) DATE June 08, 2008 March 10, 2009 INVESTIGATOR Suzuki, M.D., Mituaki, M.D. CONCLUSION Patches made or originated from China should be avoided because they are not effective, low grade and contaminated. Despite the claims of other mixture of ingredients, only wood vinegar and dextrin were detected in the testing articles besides melamine contamination. Traces of melamine has been found positive in the testing articles. Formulation of wood vinegar (3-4%) and dextrin (96%-97%) are too impure and not suitable for human and animal use. Melamine is harmful when it makes contact to the skin. Chronic exposure can cause cancer and reproductive damage. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), when melamine is absorbed into the bloodstream, it blocks the renal cells causing kidneys to malfunction. Many of the products originated from China is contaminated with melamine. "On September 12, 2008, in light of reports from China of infant formula contaminated with melamine, the FDA warned members of Asian communities in the United States that infant formula manufactured in China, possibly available for purchase at Asian markets, could pose a risk to infants. No Chinese manufacturers of infant formula have fulfilled the requirements to sell infant formula in the United States." (Sources: FDA January 5, 2009). |
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| January 6, 2011 |
| REPORT Analysis performed by Kenrico on counterfeit and imitation patches made in China. TESTING ARTICLE Made in China patches (50 articles) DATE January 6, 2011 In progress INVESTIGATOR Suzuki, M.D. ANALYSIS Kenrico is investigating reports of neurotoxin inducing ticks found in counterfeit patches made in China. Tick poisoning is extremely dangerous because it can cause paralysis, swelling and lyme disease. "Health authorities in China are scrambling to allay public fears about a tick-borne disease that has killed more than 30 people since 2007, but admitted they do not know how many have been infected. The illness known as human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) has spread to 12 provinces including Henan in central China and Shandong in the east, where the deaths have been reported. HGA is treatable if detected early. Symptoms include fever, headache and muscle aches, but the infection can reduce a patient's white blood cell and platelet count, leading to organ failure and death. Henan authorities only announced Wednesday that 557 people had been infected with HGA since May 2007, 18 of them fatally, after a state-run newspaper reported on a fresh outbreak in the city of Xinyang that began months ago. A total of 182 cases have been identified in Shandong since May 2008." (Source: AFP September 11, 2010). |
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