While she can never know exactly what caused her cancer, Lucie Morris-Marr said that as she researched the link with ...

The USDA states that it "now requires adding 550 ppm of either sodium ascorbate or sodium erythorbate to pumped bacon" as a result. Because of the known carcinogenic effects of bacon, and the fact ...

Bacon and other processed meats have joined a list of known carcinogens alongside tobacco, alcohol, asbestos and plutonium. But just how risky is it? The list of carcinogens is part of ‘group 1’.

In a conversation with the Telegraph, Dr Amati specifically named these meats and their alarming classification: "Processed red meats such as sausages and bacon are seen as class one carcinogens." ...

However, further research by Frenchman Guillaume Coudra in his 2017 book on the topic supported the notion that chemicals cause salami, bacon and sausages to be much more carcinogenic than fresh meat.

Speaking to the Telegraph, Dr Federica Amati pointed out two in particular and mentioned their worrying "class": "Processed red meats such as sausages and bacon are seen as class one carcinogens." ...