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Health Canada Seeks Input on Adding Anti-Cancer Drug to Junk Food.
Ottawa wants to know what you think about its unusual proposal to put a cancer-fighting drug into junk food.
Health Canada is inviting public comments until February 21 on its idea to have small amounts of the enzyme asparaginase put into foods like potato chips and french fries. On its website, Health Canada says its scientists have finished a detailed safety assessment on the enzyme and haven’t found any health or safety concerns.
At issue is the chemical acrylamide, which is found as a cooking byproduct in the production of foods like french fries and potato chips and has been linked to cancer in animals.
Research suggests asparaginase reduces acrylamide production.
Health Canada notes the enzyme is used in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, and Denmark, and has been given a favourable evaluation by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/091222/health/health_cancer_drug_food
“Acrylamde..has been linked to cancer in animals”
Aspiraginase has been linked to severe fetal problems in animals as well. It has also been linked to immunosuppressive activity in animals. It has also caused death and thymic and lymph node hemorrhages and necrosis of the germinal centers in the lymph nodes and spleen in animals.
Why do we want to add this again?
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No.
No one should be drugged — with anything — without their express permission, no matter how good the intentions.
I suppose the argument could be made that anyone NOT interested in consuming this could simply avoid the fast food products, but that’s not the right approach.
A better approach would be to make the drug free to those who want it.
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Netty Stoik Reply:
December 24th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
When the BAD outweighs the GOOD we must sriously consider an alternative to the possibility of a GLOBAL pandemic of severely immune suppressed & an under nourished society.The following :Aspiraginase has been linked to severe fetal problems in animals as well. It has also been linked to immunosuppressive activity in animals. The best alternative is a NATURAL one
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