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Bacon and ham sold in the UK should carry cigarette-style labels warning that chemicals in them cause bowel cancer, scientists say.

Their demand comes as they criticise successive British governments for doing “virtually nothing” to reduce the risk from nitrites in the decade since they were found to definitely cause cancer.

Saturday marks a decade since the World Health Organization in October 2015 declared processed meat declared processed meat to be carcinogenic to humans, putting it in the same category as tobacco and asbestos.

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[–] nosuchanon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

WARNING: Bacon contains chemicals known to the UK Government to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.

So it’s fine if I just don’t eat the bacon in the UK? Then I am safe!

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[–] Mrkawfee@feddit.uk 5 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Sausages are OK right? Right?

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[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (12 children)

put the cancer warnings, like smoking people will still consume it.

[–] webp@mander.xyz 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Yeah but imagine having to explain to your daughter at breakfast, "Daddy, what's that on the label? What's cancer?"

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

"Don't worry about it, honey. This is just more government bullshit, like with COVID and Brexit. The Muslims are trying to make eating pork illegal. Have an extra portion. Don't let them tell you what to do."

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[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Wait what.. goddamn it.

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