Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 12 (Xinhua) - Frequent incidents of concentrated energy ring poisoning, vigilance against so-called "kitchen artifacts" - Xinhua News Agency's "Xinhua Vision" reporters Wu Wenxu and Zhao Wenjun "gather flames, save gas", "serrated anti slip, non slippery pan for stir frying", "enamel craftsmanship, rust and corrosion resistance"... Seeing these advertisements, many people have placed orders to purchase this "kitchen artifact". According to a survey conducted by Xinhua Vision reporters, on some e-commerce platforms, some shops are selling gas gathering rings at low prices, resulting in explosive sales. Although relevant departments have long promoted that energy gathering rings have no energy-saving effect and pose significant safety hazards, safety accidents caused by consumers self installing energy gathering rings due to a large amount of false advertising and marketing have occurred repeatedly. Poisoning incidents occur frequently. At the beginning of July this year, the neighborhood committee of Hangtian City Community in Xibeiwang Town, Haidian District, Beijing issued a safety notice on the WeChat official account, saying that there was an accident in the town caused by carbon monoxide poisoning caused by the use of a gas cooker collecting ring (wind shield), requiring residents to stop using the collecting ring immediately. In recent years, incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning or death have occurred repeatedly in many parts of the country due to the use of polymer rings. In 2022, there were multiple incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by residents self installing energy gathering rings in residential areas such as Yongle East District and Yanbao Jingyuan Garden in Shijingshan District, Beijing; In 2021, a household in Tangshan Street, Rixin Street, Xigang District, Dalian City suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning due to the use of energy gathering rings; In 2021, there were four incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by the use of energy gathering rings in Kundulun District, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia... Several gas companies, including Dalian Huarun, issued announcements stating that the use of energy gathering rings does not have energy-saving effects - gas cannot be fully burned due to the shielding of energy gathering rings, and incomplete combustion generates only 60% of the heat generated during complete combustion, resulting in a large amount of gas waste during use. If used improperly, it can also cause carbon monoxide poisoning due to insufficient combustion of gas. In an experimental video, Lan Tao, a senior engineer at the Beijing Institute of Public Utility Science, visually demonstrated the safety hazards of energy gathering rings: when the stove is equipped with energy gathering rings and works for a period of time, the detector emits a sharp alarm sound, at which point the concentration of carbon monoxide reaches a level harmful to human health. "This type of energy gathering ring can block the oxygen intake channel during use, causing insufficient natural gas combustion and producing a large amount of carbon monoxide," said Lan Tao. Some local market supervision departments and emergency management departments have repeatedly issued safety warnings or explicitly prohibited the use of energy gathering rings. In 2022, the Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation issued the "Safety Tips for Gas Stove Fireproof and Windproof Devices", which clearly reminds consumers that "they should not install devices or accessories on gas appliances that may affect their performance other than factory products without authorization.". Organizations such as the Tongzhou District Emergency Management Bureau, Shijingshan District Emergency Management Bureau, and Haidian District Property Management Association in Beijing have also reminded citizens that installing gas stoves without authorization can pose significant safety hazards. Yulin, Shaanxi, Urumqi, Xinjiang, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang and other places have explicitly prohibited the use of energy gathering rings. Online sales are booming, product quality is worrying. Journalists found in interviews that despite the relevant department heads