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Grilled Chicken Contains Dangerous Carcinogen
Corporations have always veered away from disclosure concerning actual
safety concerning food intake of unknown or dangerous compounds and
by-products of processing.
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Fast-Food Grilled Chicken Contains Dangerous Carcinogen,
Laboratory Tests Reveal
2006 News Archive - PRCM
Doctors’ Group Sues
McDonald’s, Burger King, Outback, and Other National Chains Under
California Law to Warn Consumers -WASHINGTON—Every
sample of grilled chicken products from seven national restaurant
chains tested positive for a dangerous carcinogenic compound called
PhIP, prompting the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
to file suit under California’s Proposition 65 to compel the
restaurants to warn unsuspecting consumers. PCRM is suing McDonald’s,
Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Chili’s, Applebee’s, Outback Steakhouse, and
TGI Friday’s in The Superior Court of the State of California for the
County of Los Angeles.
PCRM commissioned an independent laboratory to test grilled chicken
products from California outlets of all seven chains. PhIP was found
in every grilled chicken sample from each restaurant where samples
were collected. PhIP is one of a group of carcinogenic compounds
called heterocyclic amines (HCAs) that are found in grilled meat. In
2005, the federal government officially added HCAs to its list of
carcinogens, and PhIP has been on the California governor’s list of
chemicals known to cause cancer for more than a decade.
“Grilled chicken can cause cancer, and consumers deserve to know that
this supposedly healthy product is actually just as bad for them as
high-fat fried chicken,” says PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D. “Even
a grilled chicken salad increases the risk of breast cancer, prostate
cancer, and other forms of this lethal disease.”
For an interview with lead attorney Dan Kinburn, Dr. Barnard, or
another PCRM spokesperson, contact Jeanne S. McVey at 202-686-2210,
ext. 316, or jeannem@pcrm.org.
Founded in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is
a nonprofit health organization that promotes preventive medicine,
especially good nutrition. PCRM also conducts clinical research
studies, opposes unethical human experimentation, and promotes
alternatives to animal research. |
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