China's health authorities said Tuesday that medications made from human remains were not found in the country, but they will further investigate the matter, Xinhua reported. Deng Haihua, spokesman with the Ministry of Health, made the remarks in response to media reports that so-called "health capsules" made with aborted fetuses were smuggled into the Republic of Korea from China.

China has strict rules on the disposal of the remains of dead infants, aborted fetuses and placentas, which are categorized as human remains and banned from being disposed of as medical waste. Medical institutions and their staff are forbidden to trade human remains, including placentas.

(China.org.cn May 10, 2012)

據新華社報道，周二，衛生部發言人鄧海華就媒體報道的關于國內由死胎或死嬰制成的“人肉膠囊”走私到韓國一事作出回應。衛生部表示，國內尚未發現“人肉膠囊”，但是有關部門會進一步調查。

據了解，中國對于嬰兒遺體、胎兒遺體以及胎盤的治理和處置有嚴格規定，嚴禁將嬰兒遺體、胎兒遺體按照醫療廢棄物進行處理，嚴禁醫療機構及其工作職員進行患者遺體，包括胎盤的買賣。