The health officials attached to the Kaththankudy (Eastern Province)MOH Office had today(22) detained four traders who have sold food items which are not suitable for human consumption to the consumers during a raid carried out in Kaththankudy Area.
During the raid the Health Officials have taken into custody a stock of sweets and soft drink bottles which are not suitable for consumption at the trade centers belonging to the suspects.
The suspects are due to produce before Batticaloa Magistrate Court tomorrow(23).
One person was killed and another injured and hospitalized following the car they were traveling in collided with a Engine of A Train at Palaviya Railway Crossing on Puttalam-Kalpitiya Road this morning.
The deceased who was the driver of the car has been identified as a resident in Uva-Paranagama Area .The injured person was admitted to Puttalam Base Hospital for treatment.
The Accident has occurred due to a fault of the Car Driver the Puttalam Police have stated.Puttalam Traffic Police are conducting an investigation on the accident.
Hambanthota United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) MP Namal Rajapakshe and three others who were detained and remanded last week over the purchasing of shares worth Rs.125 million from Hellocorp Company had been released today(22) on bail by the Colombo Magistrate .
The four suspects were produced before the Colombo Magistrate Court today and the Magistrate has granted them bail although the officials of the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) opposing it.While opposing the granting bail to MP Namal Rajapske and three other suspects FCID Officials had informed the court that by releasing the suspects it may have affect the ongoing investigations on the case filed against them.
The four suspects were released on a cash bail of Rs.100,000 each and a personal bail of Rs.4 million each by the Colombo Magistrate.The Colombo Magistrate has also imposed a foreign tour ban for all four suspects and advised them to appear before FCID on first and last Sunday of every month.
Risk of betel
nut chewing
This nut is chewed regularly by at least 10% of the world
population, imported by immigrant users wherever they settle, and is the fourth
most widely used addictive substance. It is thought, by users, to soothe the
digestion and to be a stimulant and its use has a major role in social
situations. Specific arecal alkaloids act as competitive inhibitors of
GABA
receptors and have widespread effects in the body, including actions on the
brain, cardiovascular system, lungs, gut and pancreas.
Nitro sated derivatives of
arecal alkaloids, proven carcinogens inducing tumors throughout the upper gut
and foregut derivatives in animals, are also associated with increased tumor
risks in man. Increased central obesity is found in association with betel usage
in man as well as increases in circulating markers of inflammatory and
cardiovascular damage. The effects of chronic betel usage in man are at least as
diverse as those of smoking and the habit increases the risks of ill health.
Betel Nut and Oral
Cancer
Betel quid chewing is a strong independent risk factor for pharyngeal cancer
(cancer of the back of the throat), but not laryngeal cancer (cancer of the
voice box), according to findings published in the International Journal of
Cancer. Chewing betel quid, which consists of betel leaf from the Piper betle
vine, is popular in many parts of Asia. Betel quid is chewed for its stimulant
effects, to satisfy hunger and as a social and cultural practice.
