A charity has reignited the debate over processed meat and cancer by issuing a new warning to parents.
The World Cancer Research Fund is warning parents not to fill kids’ lunchboxes with ham sandwiches and other items containing processed meat due to fears over the risk of bowel cancer.
The charity said that despite a lack of research over a cancer link in children, the “convincing” evidence in adults meant kids should avoid eating processed meat wherever possible.
A similar warning from the charity last year angered suppliers of ham, bacon and salami, who pointed out that links between processed meat and cancer remained unproven.
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