This came in from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. If you're in the US, I hope you'll get signing the petition and let other people know about it too.
On October 9 we took a monumental step forward to protect our kids. The Cancer Project, PCRM's affiliate organization, filed a formal petition with the U.S. Department of Agriculture demanding a halt to the distribution of hot dogs and other processed meats to our nation’s children through the National School Lunch Program.
These products have been shown to increase the risk of cancer in adulthood.The petition sites a report by the American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund which reviewed 58 research studies and concluded that “processed meat is a convincing cause of colorectal cancer.”
The petition also includes declarations of support from several prominent nutrition and cancer experts, including Walter Willett, M.D., Dr.P.H., chair of the department of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. Just as tobacco causes lung cancer, processed meats are linked to colon cancer. Serving these products to children is no longer defensible. The federal government should be encouraging schools to serve healthful foods.Join the fight! Keep our kids healthy by signing our petition to Department of Agriculture Secretary Schafer.
