Cancer-causing compounds found in everyday food

Cancer-causing compounds found in everyday food – EU agency

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 28, 2023 10:57 pm

PARIS: Cancer-causing chemical compounds called nitrosamines have been detected in a range of everyday foods and could pose a health risk to consumers, the European Food Safety Agency warned on Tuesday.

The 10 nitrosamines— which are not intentionally added to food but which can form during its preparation and processing — are carcinogenic and also genotoxic, which means they may damage DNA, according to a new study conducted by the European Union agency.

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