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Cancer ‘hazard’ not a cancer ‘risk,’ meat industry cautions

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 26, 2015

A new report classifying processed meats such as hot dogs and bacon as “carcinogenic” to humans doesn’t set out a cause-and-effect link between meats and cancer, industry groups caution. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a research arm of the World Health Organization, on Monday published a report placing processed meats in its […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Processed meat can cause cancer, red meat probably can: WHO

By GFM Network News October 26, 2015

Paris | Reuters — Eating processed meat can lead to bowel cancer in humans while red meat is a likely cause of the disease, World Health Organisation (WHO) experts said on Monday in findings that could sharpen debate over the merits of a meat-based diet. The France-based International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Meat industry braces for WHO cancer risk verdict

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 23, 2015

Paris | Reuters — As international health experts prepare to publish a report on potential cancer risks linked to red and processed meat, industry groups are bracing for a damaging blow to consumer confidence. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) gathered health experts in France this month to discuss available […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Monsanto asks California not to list herbicide as cancer cause

By GFM Network News October 20, 2015

Reuters — A plan by California environmental officials to list a commonly used herbicide as cancer-causing should be withdrawn, Monsanto told state regulators on Tuesday, saying California’s actions could be considered illegal because they are not considering valid scientific evidence. The formal comments were filed by Monsanto with the state’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment […] Read more

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Cancer ‘hazard’ not a cancer ‘risk,’ meat industry cautions

Processed meat can cause cancer, red meat probably can: WHO

Meat industry braces for WHO cancer risk verdict

Monsanto asks California not to list herbicide as cancer cause

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