10 years on, UK inaction on processed meat is costing lives

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France and the EC have taken steps to protect consumers, says Professor Chris Elliott. The UK is out of kilter with them and scientific consensus

Ten years ago, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classified processed meats such as bacon and ham as Group 1 carcinogens, placing them in the same category as tobacco and asbestos. 

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