No Human Flesh Capsules Found In China - Health Ministry

By Ng Che Yean BEIJING, May 9 (Bernama) -- China's Health Ministry found no capsules containing powdered human flesh in the country, the ministry's spokesman Deng Haihua said. The ministry started investigating media reports that China-made capsules contained powdered human flesh since last August, but found no such capsules in the country, Deng said at a press conference. He said the ministry would conduct further investigations with public security authorities, the customs agency and the administration department of industry and commerce. The South Korean media had reported that the country had strengthened the customs inspections to crack down on smuggled capsules made from dead babies and infants in northeast China. Some people believed that the capsules containing powdered human flesh could boost man's sexual abilities, but an investigation showed the capsules contained harmful ingredients, according to the media report. --BERNAMA