Recently, the news of "stopping the use of rice cookers" has aroused the attention of netizens on the Internet. The main reason for the diagnosis of liver cancer by couples is that the rice cooker used all day has a great relationship, and the WHO calls for: stop using the "rice cooker", or the "catalyst" of liver cancer.
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Is this true?
Fujian debunked rumors and verified that the news spread on the Internet was untrue!
Entering a "rice cooker" on the official website of the World Health Organization to inquire, there is no message that "there is no "catalyst calling for the cessation of the use of rice cookers or liver cancer".
▲Screenshot of search results on the official website of the World Health Organization
Natural science research journal "Nature Exploration" article popular science: the working temperature of the rice cooker does not lead to the toxicity of the Teflon coating, even if a small amount of coating falls off and mixed into the rice and is eaten, the chemically stable, corrosion-resistant coating material will not undergo a chemical reaction in the human body. The network rumor that "beware of carcinogenicity caused by the highly toxic coating of the inner tank of the rice cooker" is pseudoscience.
▲ "Will rice cookers really cook "poisonous rice"? Screenshot of the article
CCTV financial article "Revealed: Can the rice cooker with the coating shed continue to be used?" It is pointed out that although a small amount of aluminum will penetrate into the food, the content of aluminum is so small that it is almost negligible. Don't worry!
China Economic Network article "Food Safety Rumor Crusher: Eating Rice to Get Liver Cancer? Pseudoscience reminds: The alarmist articles created on the Internet in order to attract the public's attention, careful deliberation are all lack of scientific basis, do not listen to biased beliefs, refer to the food safety information released by the official authority, believe in science, in order to make rumors self-defeating.
How can liver cancer be prevented?
The healthy Chinese article "Uncle Da is gone, away from liver cancer, what can we do" introduction: get hepatitis B vaccine, do not drink a lot of strong liquor for a long time, avoid fatty liver, prevent cancer from entering the mouth, and do not eat moldy food.
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Fujian rumor dispelling reminder:
The Internet is not a place outside the law, and rumors are subject to legal responsibility. Don't let the goodwill of netizens become the traffic of rumors, cyberspace needs to be rationally maintained by the vast number of netizens, and they do not create rumors, do not believe in rumors, and do not spread rumors! Do not trust gossip, maintain a prudent and objective attitude towards network information from unknown sources, pay attention to screening and judgment, and do not publish unconfirmed information.
Source: Fujian debunking rumors