Capon Capon A capon (from ) is a cockerel (rooster) that has been castrated to improve the quality of its flesh for food and, in some countries like Spain, fattened by forced feeding. In the United Kingdom, birds sold as capons are chemically or physically castrated cocks. The origins of caponised chickens are contested. They were known in ancient China as well as in ancient Greece and ancient Rome. An early record of caponisation is found under the Roman Republic: the Lex Faunia of 162 BC forbade fattening hens to conserve grain rations, so the Romans instead castrated roosters, which resulted
European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines of the European Pharmacopoeia" procedure was established in 1992 as a pilot phase and turned into a routine procedure in 1994 for chemical substances, and was expanded in 2003 to include herbal drugs and herbal drug preparations. It aims to evaluate whether the relevant European Pharmacopoeia monograph(s) can be used to adequately control the quality and impurity profile of an API or excipient produced and/or distributed by a particular manufacturer. The procedure is complemented by an inspection programme of manufacturing and/or distribution sites. The Certification procedure is not compulsory – it is a service that is offered to manufacturers, who