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Beef_haem

Level 4 — Significant concerns

Beef_Haem is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.

Also: haem, heme iron, haem iron

What the research says

Natural substance in red meat that the 2007 World Cancer Research Fund / American Institute for Cancer Research panel identified as promoting formation of potentially carcinogenic compounds in the colon; risk especially acute in processed meats with added sodium nitrite. [salt-sugar-fat] Natural substance in red meat that the 2007 World Cancer Research Fund / American Institute for Cancer Research panel identified as promoting formation of potentially carcinogenic compounds in the colon; risk especially acute in processed meats with added sodium nitrite.

Regulatory status

  • Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary

Sources

  • Salt Sugar Fat (Moss) — Chapter 10 (The Message the Government Conveys): Convincing evidence that red and processed meats increased the risk for colon cancer