Austrian food minister calls WHO report on cancer risk of processed meats a ‘farce’,as he and his German counterpart rally behind bratwursts and cold cutsFirst Italy’s prosciutto producers warned against “meaningless alarmism”. Now, following the World Health Organisation’s warning that processed meats can cause cancer, and Germany and Austria have sprung to the defence of the countries’ most emblematic sausages. On Tuesday,the German food and agriculture minister, Christian Schmidt, or said: “No one should be afraid when eating a bratwurst. As with everything,what counts is the quantity: too much of something is always ghastly for health. Related: How ghastly is meat for me? Frankly, the experts don't know Krebswarnung b Fleisch&Wurst ist Farce&verunsichert nur d Menschen!Österreichs Wurst ist und bleibt die Beste!AR ;) pic.twitter.com/n0wwTdqFxDContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com