Cancer Council ham sandwiches

Information from the Cancer Council was distributed to parents of NSW public school students which warned of the risks of processed meats. The pamphlet told ...

The Cancer Council website said there was evidence of a link between processed meats and cancer risk. Experts have said consuming just 50g of processed meat daily could increase the risk of bowel cancer by 18 per cent. Information from the Cancer Council was distributed to parents of NSW public school students which warned of the risks of processed meats.

Parents have been urged to stop putting the humble ham sandwich in their children's lunch boxes. Messages from the Cancer Council in New South Wales urging ...

Press PLAY below to hear why parents are being urged to take ham sandwiches off the menu Parents urged to remove ham sandwiches from lunchboxes Parents have been urged to stop putting the humble ham sandwich in their children’s lunch boxes.

Leaflets from the Cancer Council telling kids to stop eating ham sandwiches have been put into public school newsletters by teachers - but parents and pork ...

Leaflets telling kids to stop eating ham sandwiches have been put into public school newsletters by teachers. Cancer Council leaflets (pictured) encouraging children to 'ditch the ham sandwich' have been included in public school newsletters For Tara, and a great many others, the humble ham sandwich will remain a school lunchbox favourite for a long time to come. Leaflets from the Cancer Council telling kids to stop eating ham sandwiches have been put into public school newsletters by teachers in NSW. Primary school students have been urged to 'ditch the ham sandwich' in leaflets inserted in their newsletters and send home to parents. - Cancer Council leaflets have told children to stop eating ham sandwiches

The humble ham sandwich has come under attack, after the Cancer Council warned parents to ditch the lunch box favourite.

“Come on,” he said. “When a chemical in red meat called haem is broken down in the gut, N-nitroso chemicals are formed and these have been found to damage the cells that line the bowel, which can lead to bowel cancer,” a report from the Cancer Council states. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, the owner of Bringelly Pork and Bacon, David Bligh said it was an impractical message and a sign that political correctness gone “a little bit too far”. “I’m a big fan of the Cancer Council … but you’re not doing yourselves any favours when you’re trying to tell families exactly what they can and cannot eat.” Want a streaming service dedicated to news?

A leaflet which encouraged primary school students to "ditch the ham sandwich" over cancer fears has led to an outcry from pork producers.

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