According to the CCTV Finance "3.15" evening party, the lamb fed with clenbuterol has flowed to the market, how does this "poisonous mutton" escape supervision and circulate to the provinces?
Hebei Qingxian is an important sheep breeding base in China, but the reporter cannot see the vendors in several large agricultural product trading markets. After investigation, they "hid" in a nearby van to trade.
The vendor said that because the sheep were fed medicine (clenbuterol) during the feeding process, they could not pass the test, "all from Qingxian County."
"Clenbuterol" refers to drugs such as Clenbuterol hydrochloride, which can change the metabolic pathway of nutrients after entering the livestock, promote animal muscle growth, accelerate fat conversion and decomposition, make livestock look lean and lean, and can sell for a good price. However, clenbuterol can remain in animal tissues and can be a serious health hazard when consumed.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > How did clenbuterol enter China? </h1>
"Clenbuterol" was first developed by European and American countries, but in 1988, European countries took the lead in banning the use of clenbuterol. In 1991, Clenbuterol was banned in the United States.
Long before Clenbuterol was introduced to China, there had been large-scale poisoning accidents abroad, but at that time, due to China's national conditions, experts ignored this important information.
Soon, the Clenbuterol accident was repeated on Chinese. In 1998, 17 people in Hong Kong were poisoned with "clenbuterol"; in 2006, there were a series of poisoning accidents in Shanghai, affecting more than 300 people; in 2011, 70 people in Guangzhou were poisoned, and the situation at that time was comparable to the melamine milk powder incident.
In the industry consensus, "clenbuterol" was first spread by Professor Xu mou of Zhejiang University, for which the professor felt very wronged, nearly 67 years old he has won numerous awards, "clenbuterol" has become the biggest "stain" in his life. He said that he was not the first to conduct "clenbuterol" research, nor did he promote the market.
Indeed, the first introducer was not Xu.
In 1987, Tong Mou of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences translated the paper "New Nutrient Dispenser for Making Pigs Grow Lean Meat" in the American Feed Magazine and published it in "China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine", and "Clenbuterol" entered the domestic academic research for the first time.
In the early 1990s, coinciding with the rise in domestic living standards, consumers began to prefer lean meat. Xu Mou explained that at that time, he advocated the cultivation of lean pigs, "we did not dare to sing the opposite, if the side effects were introduced in the paper, we could not issue [the paper], so there were some scruples."
Affected by the background at that time, many researchers avoided the side effects of "clenbuterol" in the paper, and whether anyone knew that "clenbuterol" had side effects and sold it to feeders, I am afraid that only they themselves know.
Unlike Xu Mou's research, the real marketization of "clenbuterol" is Zhejiang University Sunshine Nutrition Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Zhejiang University Sunshine). The owner of Zhejiang Sunshine, who also graduated from Zhejiang Agricultural University, chose a "shortcut to get rich" - selling feed additives with Clenbuterol hydrochloride.
At that time, Zhejiang University Sunshine's "clenbuterol" was mainly promoted to Hunan and Hubei, and made a lot of money by relying on it. Clenbuterol under the marketization is regarded as a panacea, and all feed companies that know "clenbuterol" want to get something back.
Due to the successive accidents of "clenbuterol" in Western countries, in view of safety issues, in March 1997, the Ministry of Agriculture strictly banned the use of β-epinephrine hormones in feed and animal husbandry production, and Clenbuterol was ranked first in the ban list.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > second, after tearing open the true face, it is still forbidden</h1>
"Clenbuterol" is a class of synthetic β-adrenoceptor agonists (commonly known as β-stimulants) compounds, the existing generation of product Clenbuterol hydrochloride, the second generation of products ractopamine.
We can also understand it as a stimulant, the human body excessive consumption will produce different degrees of poisoning reactions, mostly manifested as muscle tremors, limb paralysis, palpitations, abdominal pain, nausea, dizziness and other symptoms, serious and even lead to death.
In 2010, judo athlete Tong Wen was banned for two years for inadvertently consuming clenbuterol-containing ribs, which resulted in a positive doping.
However, it is such a "poison", after the countries have been explicitly prohibited, there are still people who use it illegally, in the final analysis, there are two reasons: one is the interest of the heart, the merchants in order to seek money and do not hesitate to violate the law; the second is the lack of punishment, and the existing breeding model (retail + professional farms), it is difficult to supervise the whole process of meat food.
Since January 1, 1988, the European Community has banned the addition of the first generation of "clenbuterol" clenbuterol in feed, and subsequent poisoning incidents have occurred in Spain, Italy and the United States due to illegal use.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" >3. Why doesn't the United States ban second-generation clenbuterol? </h1>
In the United States, the FDA approved the use of second-generation "clenbuterol" ractopamine, and 45% of pigs and 30% of cattle in the US market used "clenbuterol", but there have been few poisoning incidents in the past decade.
In the 1990s, American scientists conducted experiments in mice and found that mice taking ractopamine had soft and shiny coats, tight muscles, and no accumulation of toxicity. After animal-based experiments, the FDA also had 6 volunteers conduct human experiments.
Ultimately, the FDA determined that as long as the residual ractopamine in pork is less than 50 ppb, it is harmless to the human body.
The second generation of "clenbuterol" has successfully helped American pig farmers reduce production costs, but there has also been a lot of controversy, and many scholars still question its safety. In 2002, China banned the addition of the second generation of "clenbuterol" ractopamine to feed, and more than 160 countries and regions such as the European Union and Russia were also completely banned.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" >4. Reminder: Do not use it for "weight loss"! </h1>
Clenbuterol was originally used as an asthma medication, only to discover later that it can increase metabolism and reduce body fat and weight while also retaining muscle and body strength, and was once known as the "secret" of celebrity weight loss.
Clenbuterol is used as a pill or injection, but either way, there are specific risks that include: anxiety, headaches, elevated body temperature, and even negative effects on the heart, causing blood pressure problems. At the same time, Clenbuterol also contains dopamine, which can make people addicted, and can lead to death at high doses, especially in patients with arrhythmias, high barometric pressure, coronary heart disease, hyperthyroidism, etc., and the risk is greater after ingestion.
Therefore, it is impossible to "lose weight" with Clenbuterol.
Consumers should carefully identify when buying pork, generally using clenbuterol pork, the meat color is dark and unusually bright, sometimes there is a small amount of "sweat"; the fat layer under the skin of the pork is significantly thinner, usually less than 1 cm, and there is a yellow liquid flowing out between the lean meat and the fat. Healthy pork will have a quarantine stamp and quarantine certificate, which can be presented to the store when purchasing.
No matter how the United States uses clenbuterol, in our country, it is "illegal", and we must resist it with all our strength!
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Resources:
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[2] The scientific research behind "Clenbuterol" is an avoidable disaster. People's Health Forum .2018-09-15
[3] Why the FDA can't help "Clenbuterol". HPC Pharmacopoetics .2015-06-11
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