Diethylene Glycol in Health Products Sold Over-the-Counter and Imported from Asian Countries

Diethylene glycol (DEG), a chemical that has been implicated in multiple medication-associated mass poisonings, can result in renal and neurological toxicity if ingested. Three previous such mass poisonings implicated Chinese manufacturers as the origin of contaminated ingredients. No literature exi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medical toxicology 2011-03, Vol.7 (1), p.33-38
Hauptverfasser:	Schier, Joshua G., Barr, Dana B., Li, Zheng, Wolkin, Amy F., Baker, Samuel E., Lewis, Lauren S., McGeehin, Michael A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antifreeze solutions Asia Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Contamination Dietary supplements Dietary Supplements - analysis Dietary Supplements - economics Diethylene glycol Drug Contamination - economics Drug Labeling Drugs, Chinese Herbal - administration & dosage Drugs, Chinese Herbal - chemistry Drugs, Chinese Herbal - economics Ethylene Glycols - administration & dosage Ethylene Glycols - analysis Ethylene Glycols - toxicity Health risks Humans Internationality Neurotoxicity Nonprescription Drugs - administration & dosage Nonprescription Drugs - chemistry Nonprescription Drugs - economics Original Study Pharmaceutical Vehicles - administration & dosage Pharmaceutical Vehicles - analysis Pharmaceutical Vehicles - toxicity Pharmacology/Toxicology Poisoning Poisoning - prevention & control Polyethylene Glycols - analysis Polyethylene Glycols - toxicity Public health Sampling Solvents - administration & dosage Solvents - analysis Solvents - toxicity Toxicity Triethylene glycol United States
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