Top 10 Banned Foods around the World
By siliconindia   |   Friday, 19 August 2011, 00:16 IST   |    3 Comments
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Sassafras
top 10 banned foods around the world
A widely used plant in treating ailments, aromatherapy, cure a cold and as a cure for syphilis by Indian tribes, Sassafras was banned in the 1960s. All uses of sassafras and any ingredient made out of it, especially Safrole- colourless or slightly black oil extracted from the root bark or the fruit- was banned as it was possibly carcinogenic. Rats given sassafras during lab experiments contracted liver cancer determining its possibility of being carcinogenic.

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