TOH edition: Friday, 25 September 2026 · Health & Medicine
Imagine Fewer Deadly Pills Ever Being Made: China Now Requires Export Permits for Two More Chemicals Used to Make Synthetic Drugs
Reported by Reuters
Publisher date:
China placed two drug precursor chemicals under export-control permit requirements, Reuters reported on 22 September, expanding its control list ahead of the Trump–Xi summit. Precursor chemicals are the raw inputs for synthetic drugs such as fentanyl; licensing requirements create a checkpoint on their shipment abroad.
The overdose crisis is usually told at the point of death; this is a concrete control applied upstream, at the chemical supply chain.
Read the original report at Reuters (opens in a new tab) →
Read the full front page of Friday, 25 September 2026 →
Get tomorrow's front page
Five reasons to believe in progress, delivered once a day.