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)

据新华社报道，周二，卫生部发言人邓海华就媒体报道的关于国内由死胎或死婴制成的“人肉胶囊”走私到韩国一事作出回应。卫生部表示，国内尚未发现“人肉胶囊”，但是有关部门会进一步调查。

据了解，中国对于婴儿遗体、胎儿遗体以及胎盘的治理和处置有严格规定，严禁将婴儿遗体、胎儿遗体按照医疗废弃物进行处理，严禁医疗机构及其工作职员进行患者遗体，包括胎盘的买卖。