Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Food and Drug Control Agency (BPOM) has shut down an illegal veterinary clinic in Magelang, Central Java, for distributing unapproved secretome products, including those derived from stem cells.BPOM head Taruna Ikrar said in Jakarta on Wednesday that the clinic's owner, identified only by the initials YHF, disguised the facility with a "veterinary practice" sign but treated human patients using unauthorized products.
The clinic — located in a densely populated residential area — allegedly injected secretome substances into patients' arms. Authorities seized packaged secretome products, injection equipment, and wound care creams worth an estimated Rp230 billion, Ikrar said.
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The perpetrators promoted the products as cures for incurable diseases, stamina boosters, and cancer preventives, but in reality, they posed severe health risks, including kidney and heart failure — and even death, he warned.
The case is under investigation for violations of the Health Law. If convicted, the clinic owner faces up to 12 years in prison and fines of up to Rp5 billion (US$325,000) for distributing unsafe products.
