Bringing home the bacon.

[Drago]

bacon comes from one supplier!

Must be a bloody enormous pig!

 

[fossyant]

We have friends that no longer have plastic ham because of the links (plus one is recovering from cancer).

TBH anything and everything can be bad for you.

 

[gbb]

Overuse/excessive use seems to be the problem.

And thats it in a nutshell. We cant avoid everything, even more so these days, moderation should (and always has been) the key.
Im reminded of guys at work pre 2000 (when works had canteens, beforebthey were generally swept away in the name of more profit)...where every work day, some would have 4 rashers of bacon and 6 sausages among all the other stuff. I alwats thought, youll pay for that onr day...

 

[presta]

It's nothing new, nitrites were first suspected of causing cancer 50 years ago, and the WHO listed them as a Group 1 carcinogen 11 years ago. The problem is that they're put in to reduce the risk of botulism, so nitrite free isn't risk free either.

You have three choices:

• Eat nitrite and avoid botulism
• Eat no nitrite and avoid bowel cancer
• Limit your consumption of processed meat as recommended, and avoid both.

https://www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/a...processed-meat-eaters-at-risk-of-bowel-cancer

I am minded of the study that showed eating burgers caused cancer. It transpired that, proportionate to the amounts fed to rats, a person would have to eat a 3’ burger at every meal for 30 years to get the same results.

And what was that dose, LD50?

 

[Moon bunny]

Who doesnt like bacon

Me.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

It's nothing new, nitrites were first suspected of causing cancer 50 years ago, and the WHO listed them as a Group 1 carcinogen 11 years ago. The problem is that they're put in to reduce the risk of botulism, so nitrite free isn't risk free either.

You have three choices:

• Eat nitrite and avoid botulism
• Eat no nitrite and avoid bowel cancer
• Limit your consumption of processed meat as recommended, and avoid both.

https://www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/a...processed-meat-eaters-at-risk-of-bowel-cancer


And what was that dose, LD50?

Is that like WD40???

 

[albion]

Twice in 4 years. Excessive !

Risk is small. Though most cyclists wear a helmet. And that no doubt is less risk.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Bacon is gluten-free. Take that you snivelling vegans!

 

[tyred]

In the average week, I only have bacon on a Saturday morning.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I would wager nitrite cured bacon compares minimally to this.

You are right, of course.
Weren't we recently discussing the pesticides on citrus fruit, fact that we are all of us recently aware of because they now must list the chemicals used on the fruit's label?

I would imagine there are also a thousand other foods they could have picked on

Absolutely: continental cured meats (salami, prosciutto, etc.) Pastrami also, no doubt.
I was watching an Italian nutritional consultant, who said everything in moderation.
Mind, I believe there are some brands of cured meats that do not have nitrites, indeed I saw this advertised on bold letters on some salami or other.

How do you know if your bacon is nitrate cured?

Should say on the list of ingredients.

Who doesnt like bacon

Me.

And me!

 

[classic33]

You are right, of course.
Weren't we recently discussing the pesticides on citrus fruit, fact that we are all of us recently aware of because they now must list the chemicals used on the fruit's label?

Something like this you mean?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Something like this you mean?

Didn't I say "citrus fruit"? lol!
That's not a real banana, the artificial colours on the list give it away!

 

[classic33]

Didn't I say "citrus fruit"? lol!
That's not a real banana, the artificial colours on the list give it away!

E101
https://www.food-info.net/uk/e/e101.htm