‘Bombshell’ papers reveal FSA experts’ doubts over review denying nitrites cancer link

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Minutes from a closed session of the agency’s Committee on Toxicity reveal its members raised concerns over why animal studies were excluded from a review

FSA experts have raised serious concerns over the limitations of a report it has used to deny the cancer risks from the use of nitrites in processed meats such as bacon and ham, The Grocer can reveal.

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