Can the "rise" of betel gum promote the transformation of the betel nut industry?

The emergence of betel gum may also be another revelation: betel nut and the habit of eating betel nut may not disappear overnight, rather than "uprooting" all at once, it is more important to gradually keep betel nut away from people's daily life through changing customs and public education, so that more people can develop healthy living habits
.

Recently, with the strengthening of the supervision of betel nut sales in many places, betel nut has once again aroused heated discussions
.
In addition to common betel nut products, some media have found that many e-commerce platforms have products using betel nut extract as raw materials, such as betel gum
.
Some dealers said that the betel nut gum currently on sale uses scientific and technological means to eliminate the harmful substances of traditional betel nut and does not have to worry about health problems
.
"The taste is worse than betel nut, but relatively speaking, it does not hurt the body and can be used as a substitute for betel nut"
.

Previously, singer Fu Song, who was only 36 years old, died of oral cancer, making the issue of betel nut causing cancer the focus of
public opinion.
According to reports, since mid-September this year, many places have successively issued documents requiring food business operators not to sell
betel nut products as food.
Suddenly, calls for a "total ban on betel nut sales" intensified
.

In this context, the emergence of the so-called betel nut gum cannot help but make people think: Is this betel nut returning the soul through the shell? Many netizens left messages under relevant news, criticizing betel gum as a betel nut
with a "vest".
Some people even say that some merchants beat betel nuts into powder and wrapped them in chewing gum?

What the truth is has yet to be verified
by relevant departments and experts.
However, on the other hand, the statement that betel nut gum is "harmless" determined by the dealer also needs to be certified and inspected by authority, and must not become the "self-talk"
of the merchant.
Some dealers said that at present, the technology of betel nut extraction has matured, and many local enterprises in Hainan are using it, most of which are used to produce betel gum
.
So, is the extracted betel nut "original" betel nut? In this regard, the public may wish to be patient and wait for the relevant parties to give a truth
that can withstand scrutiny.

As we all know, betel nut is not a snack, but a highly addictive first-class carcinogen
.
From online videos and pictures, it is not difficult to see the tragic situation of oral cancer due to betel nut, these lessons remind us that the harm of betel nut to human health is objective
.
Therefore, netizens' worries about betel gum are not superfluous
.
If betel nut can really be converted into chewing gum and other everyday foods, but cannot fundamentally eliminate the harmful substances in it, then it may spread to all aspects of daily life more conveniently in some hidden way, affecting a wider range of people, which is by no means a trivial matter
that can be ignored.

According to reports, a company producing betel nut gum went public in May this year, and so far, the company's total sales have reached more than 30 million yuan
.
Another company only started selling betel nut gum last year, and it is said to sell more than
1,000 orders online every day.
In this way, the development of this emerging industry is not bad
.
So, will the "popularity" of betel nut gum promote the transformation of the betel nut industry in disguise, and even give betel nut a new way out?

Industrial transformation involves many factors such as employment and tradition, and betel nut is not a problem that can be easily solved by a "total ban", especially in areas that love to eat betel nuts, dealing with betel nuts is a complex social issue
.
The emergence of betel gum may also be another revelation: betel nuts and the habit of eating betel nuts may not disappear overnight, rather than "uprooting" all at once, it may be more appropriate to gradually keep betel nuts away from people's daily lives through changing customs and public education, so that more people can develop healthy living habits
.

(Yu Xiao)