Stomach medicines from 13 pharmaceutical companies in Taiwan recalled

A total of 13 pharmaceutical companies in Taiwan have been given a recall order and are facing fines for using food-grade instead of pharmaceutical-grade ingredients in their stomach medicines, the country's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Saturday.

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