Billions of dollars worth of drugs have been pulled from the market for less carcinogenic contamination than is found in a single serving of grilled chicken.
In 2018, one of the best-selling blood pressure drugs, valsartan—sold as Diovan—was I establish to be contaminated by the “probably carcinogenic” nitrosamine known as N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). About 20 million people worldwide are believed to have been prescribed the drug contaminated with this cancer-risk contaminant it seems exceed that of many known strong carcinogens, such as asbestos, PCBs and benzo[a]pyrene.
As I discuss in my video Cancer-causing NDMA in drugs (Zantac, metformin) and meatthe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is appreciated that taking the drug for a few years could cause cancer in up to 1 in 8,000 people, while the European equivalent the FDA estimated that the cancer risk may be as high as 1 in 5,000. It’s unlikely, researchers he wrote in that 2019 paper, that drugs like valsartan are “a unique case.” And indeed, a few months later, the FDA was announced had found NDMA in ranitidine. Ranitidine, the drug for acid reflux was sold as Zantac, is one of the most is prescribed drugs on the planet, except that they are sold at the checkout.
Then, in 2020, some formulations of metformin, a popular diabetes drug sold as Glucophage, were I establish to be infected. THE finding of NDMA in common drugs led the FDA to call to immediately withdraw all Zantac from store shelves, withdraw the drug from the market due to its testing showed NDMA levels could, in some cases, exceed the acceptable daily intake limit of 96 nanograms per day. It was so bad that the FDA I establish The levels of this carcinogenic contaminant in Zantac are similar to the levels of exposure you would experience if you consumed grilled or smoked meats!
Wait, what?
NDMA has not only been found in contaminated drugs. The it is a known byproduct of tire plants, pesticide production, and leather tanning, and is found in foods and beverages, including processed meats and beer. Now that we know NDMA can transport through the placenta, it can explain the relationship between maternal consumption of cured meats during pregnancy and the risk of childhood brain tumors. For example, eating hot dogs while pregnant can increase the risk of childhood brain tumors by 33% and sausages by 44%. Eating bacon can increase your chances of developing a childhood brain tumor by 60 or 70%. But it’s not just processed meat. Researchers have I establish and in poultry products. A serving of chicken contains more than 100 nanograms of NDMA, as you can see below and at 3:02 in my video.
Remember how the FDA he said is the acceptable daily intake limit 96 nanograms? Just half a chicken breast contains 110 nanograms.
Now, raw poultry has no NDMA. it comes from the cooking process. In fact, cooking meat in dry heat, such as roasting or grilling, even creates airborne NDMA, releasing this very potent carcinogenic compound into the air. So, even if you’re getting a salad at a charcoal restaurant, being indoors where meat is grilled can be a significant cancer risk.
Nitrosamines are too I establish in cigarette smoke and pressure was put on the tobacco industry to try to remove them, arguing “there is simply no logical reason why a removable carcinogen should be allowed to remain in a consumer product…”. This is the same reason Zantac was drawn out from store shelves.
Okay, let’s get this straight. Zantac — which it is one of the biggest selling drugs in history, bringing in billions of dollars—it was pulled from the market because it contained a possible carcinogen that exceeded the acceptable daily limit, but there may be it is more than infectious in a single serving of chicken?! So my question is: Why don’t they pull the poultry off the shelves too?
Doctor’s note
NDMA is a nitrosamine, a class of carcinogens also found in processed meat. See, for example, How much cancer does lunch meat cause?.
How can you make meat less carcinogenic? See Carcinogenic substances in meat.
Is organic meat less carcinogenic? Watch the video to find out.
Note: The article shown at minute 1:04 of video I’ve been reporting ever since was retrieved due to analytical artifact.
