Nagpur: underlining the effects of harming prolonged exposure to betel nuts, especially those treated chemically, senior medical oncologists say such habits can cause pre-cancerous disorders such as oral submucous fibrosis and leukoplakia, potentially changing malignant.
In the relevant development, City Police Chief (CP) Amitesh Kumar on Tuesday led a multi-agency meeting involving food and drug administration (FDA), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and the enforcement directorate, where the blueprint of the action collaboration plan crashing.
Under section 102 of the criminal procedure code, the police will seize betel nuts found in questionable and without supporting documents, said Kumar, adding FDA and other institutions will also involve action.
Senior consultant Medical oncologist Dr.
Amol Dongre said 33% of oral cancer in the world is from India.
“Sirih and tobacco nuts are the main reasons for oral cancer, and their use is extended considered high-risk behavior,” said Dr.
Dongre.
“Sustainable irritation of mucosa by consumption of areca nuts, tobacco, and their prolonged products can cause conditions such as submukusal and leukoplakia fibrosis, which are associated with symptoms such as non-opening mouth and branching in discharge in it.
About 4-18% of these complications In the end it turned ferocious, “he said.
Another medical oncologist Dr.
Vaibhav Choudhury said there was a stable patient’s inflow, including those in his twenties, with complaints of oral cancer-like symptoms or pre-cancer stages such as submukusal fibrosis.
“Restrictions on tobacco sales at close range, which helps, others will experience rampant abuse by students,” said Dr.
Choudhary, glorifying the police action at the Sirih trader and an immoral tobacco trader.
“Gutka, which is a mixture of many ingredients including betel nuts, dangerous,” he said.
Dr.
Dongre and Dr.
Choudhury also said women were most of their patients queuing for care related to oral cancer.
Meanwhile, CP Kumar said souvenirs will be collected during police action.
“One part of the sample will be sent to food analysts in the government laboratory to ascertain whether they are not safe for consumption or sub-standards.
The other part will be sent to the laboratory from Bengaluru to ensure whether Bethel nuts come from India or elsewhere like Indonesia, “he said.
Kumar said the FDA had the power (under Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006) to try if it found a sub-standard, or launched the FIR under section 328 of the Indian criminal code if it was not safe or dangerous for consumption.
“It has been decided at a meeting that poor quality betel nuts that have been discarded and must be used as raw materials in other industries (such as agarbatti) must be stored separately in each warehouse with demarcation labeled,” Kumar said, adding traders to get Godown licenses from the FDA for Can use a place for stocking.
“The Association of Bethel Traders has been urged for foses and cooperates with institutions by revealing people who experience rotten practices.
The police department will also help them carry out internal sensitization programs, if they want,” Top Police said, added that the transporter uses Fake travel receipts to the betel ferry will face action.
CP in the freedom to act against fake betel nuts: HC Nagpur: Judge Sunil Shukre and Anil Pansare of the Nagpur of the High Court (HC) on Thursday stated that the city police chief would be in Liberty to take criminal acts against all who pampered self-indulgence of illegal activities Like import, distribution and use of sub-standard betel nuts and areca nuts for human consumption, providing reports of public analysts concerned or other official laboratories support allegations.
The HC bench took the direction while hearing the pill proposed earlier, cleaning the ground for the city police to take action on sub-standard betel nuts.
The High Court stated Amicus Curiae in the case of senior adviser Anand Pachure has highlighted the city police dilemma that cannot act against immoral squeezers who supply sub-standard betel nuts on the market.
The pill was submitted by Dr.
Mehboob MK Chimthanwala through REN Hospital advice in 2016.
The court then asked the CBI to take over the four cases this year from the Directorate of Income Intelligence (DRI) after dissatisfaction had emerged above the ongoing charges followed by allegations.
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