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CSPI Petitions USDA for Cancer-Risk Warning Labels on Meat

Posted on December 5, 2016

For years, researchers have debated the link between the consumption of red meat and cancer. On October 26, 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) took what is perhaps the most

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Drinks In Hot Water

Posted on June 15, 2016

IARC concludes that very hot drinks are “probably carcinogenic.”

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is a part of the World Health Organization (WHO) that conducts and coordinates

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Processed Meat Takes Heat

Posted on October 26, 2015

WHO announces causal link between consumption of processed meats and cancer.

For years, researchers have debated the link between the consumption of red meat and cancer. For instance, the American

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