On May 6, 2007, at 7:44 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Natural root beer is banned by the FDA. It's primary flavoring is > Sassafras, (containing safrole),which is a carcinogen. I've made if > using the original root but you can't buy it you'll have to collect > yourself
Are you sure about that? I thought the part of the plant claimed to be carcinogenic was filé, the dried powdered leaves used in Cajun cookery. I also heard not too long ago that this had been shown not to be carcinogenic after all. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
