China's health authorities said on Tuesday that medications made of human remains were not found in the country, but they will investigate further.

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.

Health departments launched investigations into similar media reports last August and found no proof, Deng said at a news conference.