Food cancer scare

**hellsfire** · 8th March 2005

A man walks into a shop...

Customer: Worcester sauce crisps please

Shopkeeper: Sorry can't, it's off the shelves, cancer scare.

Customer: Oh right, Chinese Chicken Wings? Shopkeeper: Ah that's the same , Cancer scare

Customer: Hamburger Relish? Shopkeeper: Cancer scare

Customer: Sausage and Mash? Shopkeeper: Cancer scare

Customer: Cottage Pie? Shopkeeper: Yes, ...no wait, Cancer scare.

Customer: So they're all off the shelves because of a Cancer scare?

Shopkeeper: Yes

Customer: (sigh) Just give me a packet of fags then.

Shopkeeper: Certainly. �4.50 please.

Customer: Thanks

**incognito�** · 8th March 2005

Ironic innit..... very good though

**Cenus_** · 8th March 2005

and bang on the point, on the BBC have your say section a guy from cancer research uk made the point that even if the same amounts of Arsnic were in the foods that have Sudan I (the dye thats caused all this) then it would cause absolutly no harm. Pure scare mongery at its best (or worst :nowords: ).

Good point made though, still love me ciggys though

**Tommy J** · 9th March 2005

The difference is that it's been made sooooo clear that smoking causes cancer therefore it's a "peoples choice" but the food containing Sudan is eaten by a lot of people who "if given the choice" would not touch it knowing that it contained Sudan 1. It's also eaten by younger people who might not have the choice or understand.

And also theres the subject of if anyone did eat this and developed cance then the company would be open for claims of compensation.

Spot on with the topic though, I completly agree.

**Cenus_** · 9th March 2005

but this stuff was banned on the basis that there is the "possiblity of an increased risk of cancer", in lab rats. Theres a lot more crap in organic food that'll kill ya faster than this stuff