This would make an interesting study. How about a mortality/morbidity study on the number of people per 100,000 of the population who exhibited the type of cancer caused by safrole oil before the 1960 ban on it's human consumption and after. If there's an actual statistically significant difference I'll eat Cotty's hat.
Mark Roberts wrote: > Bob Shell wrote: > > >> 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. >> > > OK, what we have here is a question regarding root beer and > carcinogens. If *ever* there were a question for a pediatric oncologist > this is it! What about it Dr. Womer? :-) > -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekend lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
