All off the shelves!Zhejiang place: permanent ban on sale

September 10th,

Singer Fu Song died of oral cancer,

36 years old.

Fu Song once said on his social platform that his oral cancer

Caused by betel nut, I called on everyone to "cherish life,

Stay away from betel nut ".

therefore,

"36 -year -old singer has chewed betel nut for 6 years due to oral cancer"

The topic once appeared on Weibo hot search,

The voice of the ban on the sale of betel nuts in the public opinion field will rise again.

Picture source: Visual China

Yesterday, the news that "Zhejiang Yiwu asked merchants to remove betel nut" appeared on the hot search. The article stated that Yiwu's food safety regulatory department received a notice from a superior to permanently banned the sale of betel nut.

On the morning of September 20th, the reporter contacted Mr. Yuan, a supermarket owner of the Sanli Street, Yitu City for verification. Mr. Yuan said that he received the notice of "all the betel nuts sold by all convenience stores sold in the Food Safety Office on Thursday, not allowed to be sold privately, and found it seriously." document.

"I have inventory and small votes with rewards, but these are okay. I think Yiwu can take the lead in this step." Mr. Yuan said that although there are still some inventory in the store, he and other shopkeepers are still the first first. Time to get off the shelves. Mr. Yuan said that he was very supportive of the ban on betel nut. A few days ago, the 36 -year -old singer Fu Song had a great touch of the death of oral cancer. Yiwu quickly responded to asking for betel nut.

Some small shop owners in Yiwu received notifications

On the afternoon of September 19th, a well -known betel nut brand told reporters to reporters in Yiwu City that many merchants asked them about betel nut off the shelves a few days ago, but they have not received the above notice from the relevant departments. "On September 14, the company said that the purchase was suspended, but I didn't expect it to be so serious. But if the merchant could not sell betel nuts, we would also help him receive the goods."

In response, the staff of the Yiwu Market Supervision and Administration Bureau confirmed to reporters that the above notice was true. The staff member said that the recent higher -level relevant departments requested that "food operators in Zhejiang Province must not sell betel nut products for food packaging and labels."

"This notification is basically permanent, not to say that short -term (removed)." The staff said that if the merchant has the behavior of selling betel nuts, the relevant departments will punish it. House treatment. "

The reporter learned that at present Yiwu has not been cut, and it is stipulated that the specific time must be removed from the shelves. Corresponding punishment.

The reporter learned that Zhejiang Province has issued relevant notices from early September this year to prohibit betel nut from selling food. In 2020, the latest version of the "Catalog of Food Production License" has canceled the category of eating betel nut.

The reporter found out that in recent years, my country's betel nut regulatory policy has gradually advanced and strict.

According to public information, in 2017, the former State Food and Drug Administration included betel nut fruits in the first -class carcinogen; in 2019, the Hunan Pena Food Industry Association requested all betel nut production enterprises in Hunan to stop domestic All advertisements are promoted; in 2020, the latest version of the "Catalog of Food Production License" canceled the category of "eating betel nut"; on September 17, 2021, the General Office of the State Administration of Radio and Television issued a notice, requesting that from now on, it will stop using radio. TV and online audiovisual programs are promoted to sell betel nuts and their products.

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Why does it carcinogize for long -term chewing betel nut?

Chewing betel nut is a hobby of many people, especially in Hunan. People have to chew one after meal, travel, and even chat. However, betel nut has been listed as a first -class carcinogen by the WHO.

In 2018, the China Stomatology Society and the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have investigated the current status of chewing betel nut and oral cancer in Hunan Province. At that time, 45 hospitalization patients had oral cancer in the oral and maxillofacial surgery ward of Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, of which 44 people have a long -term chewing history of betel nut.

Medical practitioners generally believe that after chemicals in betel nut have been chewed, they form nitro, which is a compound that clarifies carcinogens. At the same time, because betel nut is harder, it is easy to cause mechanical trauma to the oral mucosa when chewing. The oral mucosa is often in a state of damage, which is prone to inflammation. It is accompanied by frequent oral ulcers. Become cancer cells and evolve into oral cancer.

Comprehensive from Jinhua Daily, Qianjiang Evening News, Red Star News, State Administration of Radio and Television, Guangzhou Daily, Weibo, etc.

Editor on duty: Chen Min

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