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Cooked Bacon
Cooked Bacon
Moderate concern
Bacon is a processed/cured meat. IARC classifies processed meat as Group 1 carcinogen due to associations with colorectal cancer.
Found in
322 products
What it is
Pre-cooked cured pork bacon, ready to eat or used as an ingredient.
Protein ingredient / flavor
Why it's flagged
- Processed meat (IARC Group 1)
- Sodium
- Saturated fat
- Nitrites/nitrates from curing
What regulators actually say
"Processed meat was classified as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), based on sufficient evidence in humans that the consumption of processed meat causes colorectal cancer."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Conventional food (USDA-regulated meat)
European Union — EFSA
Permitted
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