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Fraudulent TCM in the Market

Yvonne Lau |

Deceptive “Ci” Brand Traditional Chinese Medicine Products in the United States

Released by Lanzhou Foci Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. January 27, 2021

中文版 Click for a PDF Copy of the Press Release

Fraudulent Product Warning

Any products marketed with “Ci” brand or “Lan Zhou Foci Group” Brand being sold in the U.S. and purportedly manufactured by the Lan Zhou Foguang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. are fraudulent. These deceptive products are distributed by Solstice Medicine Company and/or its dbas including “So’s”, “Madison One Acme”, “Madison One”, or “Acme One”.

These products were not manufactured by our factory or subsidiary factories including our Fo Guang subsidiary, and we do not guarantee their quality or safety. We strongly advise that consumers use with caution or return them to the seller.

Thus far, we have found 46 traditional Chinese medicine formulations fraudulently claimed to be manufactured by our company including: Xiao Yao Wan, Jin Kui Shen Qi Wan, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan, Zhi Bai Ba Wei Wan, Nu Ke Ba Zhen Wan, Shi Quan Da Bu Wan, etc. (See below image examples.)

Mayway Corporation (Oakland, CA) is the sole distributor of our products in the U.S. since 1982 under Min Shan® Brand.

About Lanzhou Foci Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

Lanzhou Foci Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is a publicly listed “China Time-honoured Brand” company with nearly a century of manufacturing history. It is a modern pharmaceutical company conducting raw material research and produces both drugs and traditional Chinese medicines.

Lanzhou Foci Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 2289 Huashan Rd. Lanzhou City New District, Lanzhou City Gansu Province 730300 China Tel: 86+931-8369620 Email: ckb@fczy.com Website: Foci-pharm.com

For U.S. inquiries: Mayway Corporation 1338 Mandela Parkway Oakland, CA 94607 USA Tel: 800-262-9929 Email: customerrelations@mayway.com Website: www.mayway.com

About the Author

Yvonne Lau has been the President of Mayway Herbs since 1997 and has worked in the family Chinese herb business since childhood. She first visited China in 1982, and still travels there annually for business and pleasure. She has had the good fortune and honor to work with many people both in China and the US who are passionate about Chinese Medicine and about herb quality.

Yvonne has also been active as the Vice President of the Chinese Herb Trade Association of America since 1998, a trade group founded in 1984 representing over 300 Chinese herb importers, distributors, and retailers primarily in California.

She chairs the Regulatory Compliance Committee for the Association, and in this role has lectured about Good Manufacturing Practices and best business practices, as well as organized and moderated meetings between regulatory agencies and the Association.

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