Todd Moody wrote: > Nitrites, chemicals used to process hot dogs, smoked > hams, and sausages, have been under fire in recent years > from epidemiologists who had found a link between > cured meats and certain childhood cancers. However, > an interdisciplinary task force of scientists concluded in a > recently issued report that there is virtually no scientific > rationale for this conclusion. > chair of the Council for > Agricultural Science and Technology task force that > issued the report. An industry group. Of course it is okay. Their livelihood depends on making sure that it is perceived to be okay. But it is still very un-Paleolithic, and I don't trust any study funded by an industry group. Remember according to the industry MSG and aspartame are totally safe. And they have studies to prove it. Don.