Does everything cause cancer
1979
Bunin, Greta | Jacobson, Michael F.
Abstract: Questions most frequently asked about the carcinogenic aspects of food additives are addressed in an effort to provide food safety information. The risks and benefits of saccharin and nitrite are discussed. Some questions concern research methodology and the applicability of animal studies to human nutrition, e.g., the dose size needed to produce tumors in laboratory animals and humans and the limitations and possibilities of epidemiological studies in human populations. Another concern is the effectiveness of food safety laws, specifically, the Delaney amendment. Interactions of various chemical carcinogens, and the incidence of naturally-occurring carcinogenic substances are examined. The reactions of the public, industry, and the FDA to the discovery of dimethylnitrosamine, a possible carcinogen, in beer are mentioned. (cj).
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