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Tag Archives: ARTG
Consequences of TGA failure to act on complaints about illegal products
Therapeutic goods must be entered by the sponsor in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) before they can be legally sold. The purpose is to ensure consumers have some protection against potentially dangerous or fraudulent goods &/or misleading and … Continue reading
Posted in Complementary medicine, Medical Devices
Tagged Adulteration Chinese herbal medicine, ARTG, Ayurvedic medicine, Commissioner Haynes, Failure of TGA to act on illegal supply of goods, GNC, lead poisoning, mercury poisoning, Regulatory Reform, TGA, Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code, U.S. Supplement Regulation
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CRP and TGA retraction orders revoked by AAT
In December 2010 I complained about a number of claims made in advertisements for Ethical Nutrients “Urinary Tract Support”. These included: “Urinary Tract Support contains a combination of herbs which effectively relieve the symptoms of urinary tract infections such as cystitis”. … Continue reading