Beijing June 14th news (Xinhua News Agency), a South Korean back from the temperature of the passenger with 60 cosmetics, found containing Clostridium botulinum was intercepted. Wenzhou entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau yesterday revealed that this is the first time in Wenzhou port intercepted with Clostridium botulinum toxin type of items.

These cosmetics are the board of the airport to do in June 7th, in a return from Jeju, South Korea, Wenzhou, the passenger baggage found. For the production of a South Korean cosmetics brand "botulinum essence package, box 2, 1.6kg, the total value of about 1200 yuan. These contain botulinum toxin essentials as smear cosmetics, unlike injection. From Taobao query to see, purchasing price mostly around 600 yuan per box, far than those with injection of botulinum toxin to much cheaper.

Clostridium botulinum is a deadly bacteria, and is one of the most virulent bacteria, the person said. Botulinum toxin in the breeding process, the toxin can inhibit the release of acetylcholine in cholinergic nerve endings, resulting in muscle relaxation paralysis. If a man smoking the toxin, the nervous system will be destroyed, ptosis, diplopia and strabismus, dysphagia, dizziness, difficulty in breathing and muscle weakness and other symptoms, serious can be due to respiratory paralysis and death. It is reported that 1 mg of purified crystalline botulinum toxin can kill 200 million mice, 0.1 micrograms dose can cause death. With Botox cosmetic may also not conducive to human health problems, including drug dependence, allergies, facial bruising and muscle nerve damage.

Because of this, the cosmetics containing botulinum toxin are special items, to enter our country before the need for special items of health and quarantine approval procedures, or not allowed to send and mail.

Seized the from South Korea to temperature of the failure of the passenger to provide proof of the relevant procedures and, Wenzhou entry exit inspection and quarantine bureau according to the State General Administration of quality supervision, inspection and Quarantine of the exit exit special goods health and quarantine regulations, "according to law be trapped.

Data shows, in recent years, the worldwide medical beauty experts will botulinum toxin can make muscles temporary paralysis of the function, used in the elimination of wrinkles cosmetic surgery, because of its obvious effect, at present known to cosmetic surgery in South Korea is very popular. And more and more travel to South Korea, more and more tourists, cosmetics, a lot of people in the local purchase of goods preferred. Over the last two years, Botox cosmetics has become the most popular commodity in a class.

Inspection and quarantine departments to remind, botulinum toxin, biological agents may carry harmful pathogens or itself is toxic drugs, there is a big security risk, at present inspection and quarantine authorities intercepted similar items legally back or destruction.

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