Unlabeled toxic ingredients
Benzene hexachloride — carcinogenic
Dieldrin — carcinogenic
DDT — carcinogenic
Heptachlor — carcinogenic, neurotoxic, reproductive toxin
Hexachlorobenzene — carcinogenic, neurotoxic
Lindane — carcinogenic, neurotoxic, damages blood-forming
cells
Hormones — carcinogenic
Antibiotics — some are carcinogenic, also cause allergies and
drug resistance
Labeled harmful ingredient
Nitrite — Interacts with meat amines to form carcinogenic
nitrosamine
From the alternative newsweekly Metro
Times (Jan. 4, 1996) Subscriptions: $30/yr. (52 issues) from
733 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 48226. Ingredient information
attributed to the Cancer Prevention Coalition.
