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Yesterday, there were rumors on the Internet that the nuclear leakage in Japan would spread to the country. iodine supplementation can prevent nuclear radiation, and the quality of seawater will be contaminated by nuclear pollution, making sea salt produced in the future unsafe. The rumors led to a panic buying of salt in about one-third of the cities in the province yesterday. Yesterday evening, all supermarkets and convenience stores in Guangzhou were sold out of iodized salt, with many 500g packs of salt selling for 10 yuan. The Provincial Salt Bureau held an emergency meeting overnight yesterday. The Provincial Salt Bureau stated that the Provincial Salt Bureau has launched an emergency plan to ensure the supply of salt, and the salt reserves in the province are sufficient for three months, and the supply can be fully dispatched to meet demand. Citizens are advised not to panic. In addition, relevant experts believe that Japan’s nuclear leakage will not contaminate the salt in our province. The Provincial Salt Affairs Bureau revealed that since yesterday afternoon, the bureau has received reports of salt rush in some cities in the province. As of last night, this situation has occurred in about one-third of the cities in the province, including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Maoming, and Yangjiang. Mainly Appears in some supermarkets and farmers markets. Ye Huanqing, general manager of Shenzhen Salt Industry Corporation, said that yesterday afternoon, the rush to buy salt began in eastern Guangdong, and then in western Guangdong. In some places, salt began to be sold out at around 6 p.m. There were signs of panic buying of iodized salt in Shenzhen starting around 6 o'clock last night, and it had spread to the whole city last night. The Provincial Salt Bureau launched an emergency plan overnight yesterday and was on duty 24 hours a day to strengthen dispatch and organize supply in a timely manner. The Provincial Salt Affairs Bureau stated that Guangdong Province has guaranteed a three-month reserve in accordance with national requirements and is fully capable of meeting market demand. It will strengthen supply dispatch for some supermarkets and farmers' markets that have run out of salt. It hopes that citizens will not panic. Regarding the phenomenon of individual supermarkets and farmers' markets raising salt prices without authorization, the Provincial Salt Administration stated that any increase in salt prices is illegal. Relevant people from the Provincial Health Department, the Salt Industry Corporation and the industry said in interviews that judging from the current monitoring results, Guangdong's sea areas have not been contaminated by Japanese nuclear weapons. The nuclear leakage will not pollute the salt in our province. The country has sufficient salt reserves. Therefore, citizens do not need to be too nervous and panic, and there is no need to rush to buy iodized salt. Relevant experts also believe that buying iodized salt to protect against radiation is meaningless. The price department stated that those who take the opportunity to drive up prices will be severely punished. Official reaction Provincial Emergency Office: Panic buying is more serious in small and medium-sized cities Ji Jiaqi, director of the Provincial Emergency Office, told a reporter from Southern Metropolis Daily that the phenomenon of panic buying of salt is currently only serious in small and medium-sized cities such as Shantou, and the situation in big cities is still good. "We have released information on the Shantou TV station to inform the public that China's waters have not been affected by radiation. The Guangdong Maritime Department, Marine Fisheries Bureau, etc. are closely monitoring, and there is no need to rush to buy salt. The same information will be released in other cities one after another." Provincial Salt Industry Corporation: An emergency meeting was held overnight. At 8 o'clock last night, Director Feng Qiming of the Guangdong Salt Industry Corporation said that the Salt Industry Corporation has learned about the salt rush and the leaders are taking it very seriously and are holding an emergency meeting overnight. Specific measures will be notified as soon as possible. . Provincial Health Department: No report of sea water pollution has been received Industry insiders such as the Guangdong Provincial Health Department told reporters that there is no scientific basis for the claim that iodized salt can prevent nuclear radiation. At present, Guangdong has still not received reports of sea water pollution, so the general public does not need to panic too much. Guangzhou Municipal Price Bureau: It is absolutely not allowed to drive up commodity prices. Wu Linbo, deputy director of the Guangzhou Municipal Price Bureau, said that the sales volume of salt has been very large in recent days. The Municipal Price Bureau has sent inspectors to investigate and understand the situation. It is absolutely not allowed to take the opportunity to drive up commodity prices. Once discovered, Similar phenomena will be dealt with seriously. Experts say nuclear medicine experts: There is no point in buying iodized salt to protect against radiation. "There is no point in buying iodized salt to protect against radiation." Last night, Professor He Zuoxiang, director of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Beijing Fuwai Hospital, was interviewed by a Nandu reporter about the rush of some people to buy iodized salt. phenomenon, he believes that this is more from unnecessary panic. There is no need to buy anything to protect against radiation. He Zuoxiang said that it makes no sense for some people to buy iodine tablets and even rush to buy iodized salt. Japan’s nuclear leakage, judging from all information, will not have any actual impact on our country. There is no need to buy anything to protect against radiation. What we need to do is to understand the information and not to panic too much. “Our biggest problem now is excessive fear. , lack of basic common sense."

(Southern Metropolis Daily www.nddaily.com SouthernMetropolisDailyMark Nandu.com) Secondly, if radioactive iodine enters the human body, then using iodine tablets may reduce the uptake of radioactive iodine by the thyroid gland. But now people are worried about nuclear pollution from Japan. It is radioactivity in the air and environment, so using iodine tablets is meaningless, and iodized salt containing trace amounts of iodine is also meaningless. And if you take iodine tablets, you may have unnecessary side effects. Some people are worried that seawater will be affected by the Japanese nuclear power plant incident, thereby contaminating sea salt produced in the future. He Zuoxiang said there is no need to worry about Japan's nuclear leakage affecting China's sea salt. The possibility of such contamination is extremely slim. World Health Organization: You should be careful when taking iodine tablets. The World Health Organization says that potassium iodide tablets are not a "radiation antidote" and are not suitable for everyone. They are only needed and can be taken under the clear guidance of public health agencies. Take. The World Health Organization released information on its website on the 15th, stating that potassium iodide tablets cannot protect against external radiation, nor can they protect against radioactive substances other than radioactive iodine. Taking potassium iodide tablets before or shortly after exposure to radiation can saturate the thyroid gland with iodine and reduce the absorption of radioactive iodine-131 by the thyroid gland, thereby reducing the risk of cancer. However, you need to be careful when taking potassium iodide. For example, people with renal insufficiency can get sick if they take iodine tablets. Pregnant women taking potassium iodide can damage the thyroid function of the fetus. Therefore, taking potassium iodide must be done under clear public health guidance and cannot be taken without authorization. Li Zhimin, deputy director of the Shenzhen Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Institute, also said in an interview, "If you are not polluted, there is no need (iodine supplementation)." Guangdong Coastal Sea Salt Farm is definitely safe. Deputy Chairman of the National Occupational Disease Professional Committee of the Chinese Association of Preventive Medicine and Guangdong Provincial Occupational Disease Huang Hanlin, director of the Institute of Prevention and Control, said that on March 12, the day after the earthquake in Japan, the institute had begun monitoring seawater and seafood radiation in major cities along the coast of Guangdong. Based on the current situation summarized by the environmental protection and other departments, Guangdong's coast is definitely not contaminated by radioactive materials at least for now, and the sea salt fields along Guangdong's coast are definitely safe. He said that the hospital will definitely strengthen the monitoring of radioactive substances in seafood and seawater in the future. Once problems are discovered, they will be released to the public through prescribed channels. There is a rush of buying in various places. Guangzhou buys enough salt to last for three years. "We bought enough salt to last for three years." At 8 o'clock last night, Mr. Chen from Wuyang New Town drove to many supermarkets across the city and bought more than 100 yuan in four hours. Pack salt. "In the afternoon, there were still customers fighting over buying salt." At 9 o'clock last night, Manager Chen of the Zhuying Trust-Mart supermarket in Haizhu District said that the iodized salt in the supermarket had been sold out yesterday morning. Distribution cannot keep up with sales, supply is insufficient, and it is difficult to purchase goods. Maybe the iodized salt hasn't been sold for a day or two. The mayor of Shenzhen took the initiative to inquire. The Shenzhen Salt Industry Corporation stated that the general duty office of the Shenzhen Municipal Government has learned about the situation from the Salt Industry Company, and the mayor has also personally intervened. According to reports, sea salt only accounts for one-third of the salt sold on the market, and the rest is basically mine salt. "Shenzhen's inventory guarantees that Shenzhen citizens will have enough consumption for four months." Foshan drove a BMW to buy salt. Salt merchants call a box of iodized salt produced by Guangdong Salt Industry one piece, with 40 packages of 500 grams each. The wholesale price is 43.5 yuan per piece, the retail price is 1.3 yuan per pack, and some retailers sell two packs for 2.5 yuan. At about 5 pm yesterday, more than 300 pieces of salt in Mr. Huang's inventory were snapped up by retailers in about 35 minutes. The stocks of seven wholesalers in the same market were all sold out, "just like the rush to buy isatis root during SARS." In Guzao, Zhangcha, Chancheng District, at about 10:30 p.m., a BMW parked next to a supermarket. A man walked into the supermarket from the car and bought a box of salt. Dongguan Wholesale price tripled Chang'an Yongtou Market, at 8pm, the price was normal, 1.3 yuan/bag. At 9:20 p.m., there was a sudden increase in customers buying salt, and the price in many convenience stores rose to 2.5 yuan/bag. Lao Zhang, who runs a convenience store in Jinxia, ??Chang'an, went to the non-staple food wholesale department to purchase and learned that the original 44 yuan/box had increased to 150 yuan/box. "This has never happened before." A text message from the Shantou Emergency Office refutes the rumor. A relevant person from a government department in Shantou City told Nandu reporters that yesterday, the sales department of the Shantou Salt Bureau was also besieged by citizens to buy salt. As a result, all the salt in the sales department was sold out until about 8 p.m. There are still people waiting outside the door. A pack of salt in Jieyang Puning has risen to 3 yuan, which is also in short supply. However, there has been no looting in some towns and villages in Raoping County, Chaozhou City. The Shantou City Emergency Office released information on local TV stations and mobile phone users to refute the rumors.

The leakage accident at the Japanese nuclear power plant has attracted much attention. There are rumors in Zhejiang that consuming iodized salt can prevent nuclear radiation, triggering panic buying of iodized salt in Ningbo and other places. Experts believe that the rumors are ridiculous and that the rush to buy iodized salt is unnecessary. The Zhejiang Provincial Department of Health also opened the 96301 nuclear and radiation protection science popularization hotline today. Zhejiang rushes to buy salt On the evening of the 16th, the reporter received a report from Lin Jun, a citizen of Zhenhai District, Ningbo City, saying that some supermarkets in the area were out of stock of salt. Yang Jun, the person in charge of Zhejiang Hualian Commercial Building, told reporters that edible salt in some supermarket stores owned by the company was snapped up in the afternoon, and there was basically no trace of edible salt on the shelves in the evening. The relevant person in charge of Sanjiang Shopping Supermarket also said that the sales volume of edible salt in the company's stores on the 15th was twice the usual amount, and the sales volume on the 16th increased sharply. Yang Jun said that the market was not out of stock, but because the logistics or personnel could not keep up, the edible salt was not available in time and was out of stock for a short period of time. "At dinner time, we organized people to load a large amount of goods, and at the same time, we assigned personnel to some large stores to explain to the small number of people who blindly stocked up on goods. They were limited to buying 2 packs." Nanjing citizens rushed to buy salt and all the salt in the supermarket was robbed. ! Last night, we received calls from readers in Wuxi, Nanjing, Suzhou and other places one after another, saying that iodized salt was not available in supermarkets, and other salts were also out of stock. Some panic buyers are worried about the impact of the explosion at the Japanese nuclear power plant on the human body and buy some iodized salt to eat to prevent nuclear radiation. Others are worried that the seawater is contaminated by radioactive substances and cannot refining the salt. The reporter rushed to visit the supermarket near where he lived. He heard from the supermarket service staff that starting from yesterday evening, the number of people buying salt in the supermarket suddenly began to increase, and some people even bought it in large quantities. They asked, and there were two answers. One was I am worried about the impact of the explosion at the Japanese nuclear power plant on the human body, so I buy some iodized salt to eat back to prevent nuclear radiation. The other is that I am worried that the sea water will be contaminated by radioactive materials and no longer can the salt be refined. Mr. Shi, a citizen of Jiangyin, called News 110 last night and said that his wife first saw on the Internet that residents in Zhejiang, Shanghai and other places were rushing to buy salt because they were worried about the adverse effects of Japanese nuclear power plants. After that, he went to six supermarkets and failed to buy any salt. The salt shelves were all empty. "A young couple stood in front of me and told the supermarket staff that they wanted a thousand bags of salt. I was shocked, but the supermarket staff was not surprised at all and just told them, don't There are a thousand bags, but not a single one is gone.” The reporter didn’t see even salt particles on the shelves where salt is usually placed at the Kangsheng Garden Suguo Supermarket Community Store. According to the staff, people started coming to buy salt in the evening, and they bought a lot of salt. Usually, they would buy two or three bags at most, but now they buy seven or eight bags. Half an hour ago, a man came and bought all the remaining salt. It’s all gone, and he was willing to buy it for twenty or thirty yuan a bag, but now the supermarket has no stock. The man was worried that the seawater would be contaminated by various dirty things swept up by the tsunami. He was especially worried that it would be contaminated by radioactive materials emitted by the explosion of the nuclear power plant. He would no longer be able to refine salt in the future, so he stocked up in advance. The reporter then went to a Suguohao 24-hour convenience store at the south gate of Cuidao Huacheng and found that the three baskets of salt were all empty. The clerk told reporters that since yesterday evening, people have been buying salt in large quantities. They usually buy salt for two or three yuan a bag, but now they are willing to buy it for ten or twenty yuan a bag, saying that eating salt containing iodide can protect against radiation. After that, Mr. Wu, a reader in Suzhou, called and said that he couldn't buy salt even after going to many stores. The people in the store just said that it was related to the explosion of the Japanese nuclear power plant. He called his hometown in Shangrao, Jiangxi, and received feedback that there was also a rush to buy salt in his hometown. Mr. Chen from Ningbo, Zhejiang, told reporters that the inability to buy salt began to appear in Ningbo two days ago. The reporter learned that salt grabbing has also occurred in Hangzhou and Shaoxing. Many residents have rushed to buy salt to prepare for Japan's nuclear radiation pollution. Citizens' looting has directly led to the shortage of salt in major supermarkets.