On 5/7/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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? :-)
I'm not surprised that the one of the ingredients in root beer is harmful to your health. The one time I tried it I felt very nauseous, and the taste stayed with me for far too long. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
