Illegal medicine destroyed

Illegal medicine destroyed

YOGYAKARTA: Hundreds of packages of medicine and traditional
herbs of various brands were confiscated and destroyed by
Yogyakarta's Food and Drugs Control Office during its joint
operation with the city's Health Office starting Monday.

Hundreds of packages of medicine and herbs were confiscated
because many of them were not registered with the Ministry of
Health.

The joint operation was conducted by seven personnel at
several shops and drug stores in several parts of the city.

"In the fight against unregistered medicine, we'll continue
the raids," said head of Yogyakarta city's Health Office, Choirul
Anwar on Tuesday.

Shop owners found selling the unregistered medicines would
first be warned as they probably did not know they were selling
illegal products.

"We will take a persuasive approach first. Then, if we find
out they are still selling unregistered products, we will charge
them," he said. -- JP