Areca carcinogenesis attracts attention new safety standard will be revised in Hunan Province

Hunan is a big consumption province of betel nut price in China, and a considerable part of betel nut price produced in Hainan is sold to Hunan market The reporter learned from the health department of Hunan Province that, after the expert argumentation, the price production standard of edible areca has been listed in the plan of the local food safety standard system (Revision) of Hunan Province this year, and there will be a new local food safety standard for the price of edible areca The reporter learned from the health department of Hunan Province that the newly revised local standard for the price of betel nut in Hunan Province is expected to be published and implemented in the second half of this year, and the use standard of additives will be revised In the future, the price of betel nut will be marked on the outer package with such prompt words as "long-term consumption of betel nut is harmful to oral health" Before, about areca price carcinogenic risk caused social concern Some oral experts think that areca price alkali and areca price secondary alkali contained in areca price can produce nitrosylation and nitrosamine during chewing, which is a recognized carcinogen Experts pointed out that the price of areca industry must be developed more stringent regulatory measures Professor Jiang canhua, vice president of Hunan Stomatological Association, said that at present, the production and sales of betel nut price are lack of unified standards, and there is no standard for the processing process of betel nut price and the use of additives And some areca price manufacturers do not disclose the added ingredients in areca price, which is called "secret recipe" Experts believe that although the price output value of betel nut is as high as several hundred million yuan, the medical expenses caused by the price of chewing betel nut are also rising gradually The food supervision and administration department shall strictly manage the areca price production enterprises, urge the areca price production enterprises to mark the relevant ingredients and contents on the product packaging, and make clear health risk warnings.