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Ban on Betels Rejected in Pacific Islands
In Palau and Yap, residents reject the U S F D A ban on betel nuts as a health risk. Islanders continue chewing the nut for stimulation despite limits on import and cross border use while stressing cultural tradition and local opposition to Western scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
South Seas
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Palau
Yap
Carolines
United Nations
FDA
Valentine Sengebau
United States
Hawaii
Thomas C. Remengesau
Guam
Congress
Antonio B. Won Pat
Won Pat