"Cotton swab" for nucleic acid samples carcinogen?

Recently, this passage

Swipe the screen on various social platforms

"Nucleic acid sample cotton swab carcinogen!"

is this real

What is the truth

The Shenzhen Health and Health Commission responded:

Fake false fake!

Drug supervision to rumors! "Sample cotton swab is poisonous"

It's completely nonsense

The samples used during nucleic acid detection and antigen detection are different from the cotton swab structure and material used in daily life.

The sampling swab is a class of first or second medical devices. It needs to be filed or registered through the pharmaceutical regulatory department, and there are strict production environment requirements and quality supervision standards. Qualified products must be non -toxic and harmless.

Some people will have mild sore throat, nausea and other symptoms after the testing, which has nothing to do with the collection swab. The reason may be individual differences. Some people have a sensitive throat. After stopping the collection, it will be relieved and will not hurt the body.

The general public is requested to polish their eyes, do not trust and spread rumors.

Source: "Guangdong Drug Administration" WeChat public account, Shenzhen Health and Health Commission

Edit: Shi Bingbing

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