December 6, 2023
Myth that many types of toothpaste raw materials have a carcinogenic risk?
Truth: Recently, it has been reported on the Internet that the long-term use of many types of toothpaste raw materials (triclosan, titanium dioxide, benzalkonium chloride, chloroxyphenol and benzethonium chloride) may increase the risk of cancer. In this regard, the China Oral Cleaning and Care Products Industry Association said that the statement is not accurate. Triclosan has been used in toothpaste for more than 30 years, and there is no authoritative scientific research to prove that triclosan can cause cancer. According to the national standard "Specification for Raw Materials for Toothpaste (GB22115)", triclosan can be used in limited quantities in toothpaste (the maximum amount used shall not exceed 0.30%). Similarly, according to the relevant national standards, titanium dioxide and benzalkonium chloride can also be added to toothpaste in accordance with the national standard. As for chlorxylphenol and benzyxonium chloride, they cannot be used in toothpaste products at all, so there should be no toothpaste with chlorxylphenol and benzyxonium chloride in the regular sales channels on the market. (Source: China Oral Cleaning and Care Products Industry Association website, @消费日报)
What is a geomagnetic storm and does it affect the body?
Details: Recently, under the influence of geomagnetic storm activity, gorgeous aurora has appeared in many places on the mainland. A geomagnetic storm is a typical type of solar eruptive activity. When the sun erupts, coronal mass ejections will occur, a projectile can throw hundreds of millions of tons of solar materials away from the surface of the sun at a high speed of hundreds of thousands of meters per second, they carry the sun's strong magnetic field energy, once it hits the earth, it will cause a change in the direction and magnitude of the geomagnetic field, which is called a geomagnetic storm. And the aurora is actually just a "by-product" of geomagnetic storms. Although aurora is common in high magnetic latitude areas, if the geomagnetic storm is particularly strong, the range of auroras will expand, and even in the equatorial region, the aurora can be seen. Experts say that geomagnetic storms have little and negligible impact on the human body, but they do have an impact on shortwave communications, etc., but they do not last too long. (Source: @央视财经)
Reminder: Internet information departments are to publicly expose the third batch of typical cases of online rumors in the fields of emergencies, public policy, and social and people's livelihoods
Details: Recently, some online accounts have fabricated emergencies, speculated and fabricated public policies, and used social hotspots to spread rumors and hype, disrupting social order and causing a bad impact. The internet information departments are to guide website platforms to continue to increase the extent of monitoring, verification, and handling exposure, tracing the source and closing accounts that first published rumors, and disposing of a total of 1,660 accounts that violate laws and regulations. Some of the typical cases are hereby notified as follows.
1. "Explosion at the School of Pharmacy at Southwest University" rumor.
2. "A student is missing in a school in Lanzhou" rumor.
3. Rumor that "employee medical insurance contributions will no longer be credited to personal accounts in 2024".
4. "Many places will implement the rumor of 'retirement according to working age'".
5. "Hangzhou announced a ban on live streaming" rumors.
6. "China Grain Reserves decided to stop buying corn from abroad" rumors.
7. Rumor that "the China-Japan Friendship Hospital is a hospital built by the Japanese".
8. "The Shanghai takeaway brother worked overtime for 280,000 bride price and died of exhaustion" rumor.
The person in charge of the relevant department of the Cyberspace Administration of China said that it will continue to increase the intensity of monitoring and cracking down on online rumors, strictly investigate and deal with typical cases of exposing and exposing rumors, and play a warning and deterrent role. At the same time, it also reminds the majority of netizens that in the face of a variety of online information, they must be vigilant, enhance their ability to distinguish and prevent awareness, actively participate in supervision and reporting, and jointly create a clear cyberspace. (Source: "Netinfo China" WeChat public account)
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The internet information departments publicly exposed the third batch of typical cases of online rumors in the fields of emergencies, public policy, and social and people's livelihoods
Producer: Jing Ke, Qu Shaohui, Editor: Wu Yan, Design: Xiao Lili, Yin Lu