The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) removed the exemptions for chemical mixtures having a total concentration of less than or equal to five percent ephedrine or pseudoephedrine and the exemption for unaltered ephedra plant material, finalizing without change an interim rule published on July 25, 2007. The final rule does not prohibit the importation, exportation, manufacture, or distribution of chemical mixtures containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine in concentrations less than or equal to five percent. Rather, it regulates these chemical mixtures by requiring persons who handle them to register with the DEA, maintain certain records common to business practice, and file certain reports regarding these chemical mixtures. The effective date of the final rule is August 11, 2008.
SOURCE: DEA Order
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