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		seanhandley on Feb 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. food additives banned in Europe > Potassium bromate is classified as a category 2B carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Yeah, that's not food.

sseagull on Feb 21, 2023 [–]

Looking at the list of group 2B carcinogen, I see things like caffeic acid (common in food like, uh, coffee, but other things as well).

Also I see bleomycin, which is used to treat cancer.

Lesson: labeling something as a potential carcinogenic is nuanced.

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