Meat lovers might had felt their worlds crashed for the past weeks after the World's Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that processed meat can cause cancer. Well, sausage lovers do not need to fret, because EU-funded research project is to create healthier sausages and other meat products in the years to come.
Experts from Lund University in Sweden, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) had joined together with four other European research institutions to conduct a research project that will minimize the possibility of acquiring colon cancer. With the latest announcement of WHO, the researchers believe that coming up with a solution-such as production of healthier meat, would have a great benefit to the food industry and the society as a whole.
Though the announcement made by WHO was enough for many people to reduce their meat consumption, some experts however feel that the organization does not enough proof if processed meats really cause colon cancer.
