The processed betel nut belongs to the 29th category, specifically 2904; Fresh Penang belongs to the category of 3 1, specifically 3 105.
Areca catechu is an evergreen tree of monocotyledonous plants, primordia, Palmae and Areca. Its stem is erect and tree-shaped, and its height exceeds 10 meter, and the highest can reach 30 meters. There are obvious annular leaf scars, monoecious, and the inflorescence is multi-branched. The ovary is oblong, the fruit is oblong or ovoid, the seeds are ovoid, and the flowering and fruiting period is from March to April.
Areca catechu is native to Malaysia, and China is mainly distributed in tropical areas such as Yunnan, Hainan and Taiwan Province. Widely cultivated in tropical Asia. Areca nut is an important Chinese herbal medicine, and some ethnic minorities in the south still use it as a chewing hobby.
Areca catechu is a class 1 carcinogen in the list of carcinogens of the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization. It is recognized as a drug in Turkey, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Canada and Australia, and banned in many European and American countries.
There are 36 varieties of betel nut known in the world, and people in different regions have different classification methods for these cultivated varieties. For example, farmers in Hainan divide areca catechu into long-stem species and short-stem species according to inflorescence and fruiting conditions, and the yield, alkaloid types and contents, medicinal value and biological and ecological characteristics of different varieties of areca catechu are quite different.
Areca catechu is a warm and humid positive plant, and likes high temperature, rainy and humid climate. They are usually distributed in low mountain valleys, under ridges, under hillsides and secondary forests in tropical monsoon forest near Pingyuan Creek, and also grow in valleys, hills, sparse forests and barren hills with slightly acidic to neutral sandy loam.
legal ground
People's Republic of China (PRC) Food Safety Law Article 4 Food producers and operators shall be responsible for the food safety of their production and operation.
Food producers and business operators shall engage in production and business activities in accordance with laws, regulations and food safety standards, ensure food safety, be honest and self-disciplined, be responsible to the society and the public, accept social supervision and assume social responsibilities.