卫生部近日发出的通知规定,禁止使用野生甘草、麻黄草、苁蓉和雪莲及其产品作为保健食品成分。对于使用人工栽培的甘草、麻黄草、苁蓉和雪莲及其产品作为保健食品成分的,通知要求使用方提供原料来源、购销合同以及供应商出具的收购许可证明。对于通知下发前已获批准的以甘草、麻黄草、苁蓉和雪莲及其产品为原料生产的保健食品,生产商应自行清理; The notification issued by the Ministry of Health recently prohibits the use of wild licorice, ephedra, Cistanche, and snow lotus and their products as health food ingredients. For the use of artificially cultivated licorice, ephedra, Cistanche, and snow lotus and their products as health food ingredients, the notice requires the user to provide the source of raw materials, purchase and sales contracts, and the purchase license issued by the supplier. For the health food produced from raw materials such as licorice, ephedra, Cistanche, and snow lotus which have been approved before the notification is issued, the manufacturer shall clean it up;