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Taipei, Nov. 12 (CNA) Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Friday that buyers of Atomy Corp.'s HemoHIM honey drink should stop ... SocietyTaiwanFDAwarnsagainsthoneydrinkfoundtocontainmethoxsalen11/12/202108:27PMListenLinkWhatsappRedditLineEmailToactivatethetext-to-speechservice,pleasefirstagreetotheprivacypolicybelow. PhotofromthewebsiteofAtomyCorp. Taipei,Nov.12(CNA)Taiwan'sFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)saidFridaythatbuyersofAtomyCorp.'sHemoHIMhoneydrinkshouldstopusingitafteritwasfoundtocontainmethoxsalen,amedicationthatpotentiallycausesliverdamage.TheFDAorderedtheimporteroftheSouthKoreandrinktostopsellingtheproductonNov.3,followingreportsthatauthoritiesinHongKongfoundittocontainmethoxsalen,amedicationusedforthetreatmentofpsoriasisandvitiligo.TheFDAsaiditalsofoundthemedicationinall17samplesoftheproductittested.SincemethoxsalencanalsobefoundintheseedsofPsoraleacorylifoliaandotherplants,FDAofficialChengWei-chih(鄭維智)toldreportersthattheagencywasstillinvestigatingwhetherthemedicationcamefromanaturalsourceorwasanartificialadditive.TheFDAsaiditwasalsostillinvestigatingthepotentialhealthrisksofthedrink.AccordingtoChen,studiesshowedanoverdoseofmethoxsalenmaycauseliverdamageandotherunwantedsideeffects.TheimporterinTaiwanhadimportedaround1,300metrictonsofthehoneydrinksince2019,andonlyhasaround20tonsinstocksnow,Chengadded.SuggestingpeoplestopdrinkingitpendingtheFDA'sinvestigation,theofficialsaidbuyerscouldasktheimporterforarefund.Iftheinvestigationconcludesthattheproductdoesposehealthrisks,futureimportswillbebannedundertheActGoverningFoodSafetyandSanitation,Chengsaid. (ByChiangHui-chunandKayLiu) Enditem/ASG 0:00/0:00LatestSocietyFoursuspectsoutonbailafterdemolitionaccident04/03/202202:36PMPoliticsTaiwanesebusinessesinUS,CanadapitchforTaiwan'strademembershipbid04/03/202201:56PMSocietyWet,colderweatheronSunday;10.8degreesrecordedinTaichung04/03/202210:26AMSocietyTaiwanheadlinenews04/03/202210:15AMCultureFoodtrucksofferingCentralAmericanspecialtiestotourTaiwan04/02/202210:10PMMoreWevalueyourprivacy.FocusTaiwan(CNA)usestrackingtechnologiestoprovidebetterreadingexperiences,butitalsorespectsreaders'privacy.ClickheretofindoutmoreaboutFocusTaiwan'sprivacypolicy.Whenyouclosethiswindow,itmeansyouagreewiththispolicy.Gotit.Learnmore