1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

7 Major Food Chains Sued Over Carcinogenic Chicken

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Lil Pun, Sep 28, 2006.

Tags:
Page 1 of 2
  1. Lil Pun

    Lil Pun Member

    Joined:
    Oct 6, 1999
    Messages:
    34,143
    Likes Received:
    1,038
    Food Chains, Including McDonald's & Burger King Sued Over Grilled Chicken

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US doctors' group has sued seven leading fast-food chains including McDonald's and Burger King over their use of a "dangerous carcinogenic" in grilled chicken.

    The Washington-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) filed suit in California Thursday "to compel the restaurants to warn unsuspecting consumers".

    The group said every sample of grilled chicken products from the seven national chains "tested positive for a dangerous carcinogenic compound called PhIP" during analysis at an independent laboratory.

    PhIP is one of a group of carcinogenic compounds called heterocyclic amines (HCAs) that are found in grilled meat. In 2005, the US government officially added HCAs to its list of cancer-causing agents, the doctors' group said.

    "Grilled chicken can cause cancer, and consumers deserve to know that this supposedly healthy product is actually just as bad for them as high-fat fried chicken," PCRM president Neal Barnard said in a statement.

    "Even a grilled chicken salad increases the risk of breast cancer, prostate cancer and other forms of this lethal disease," he said.

    Aside from McDonald's and Burger King, the chains named in the lawsuit were Chick-fil-A, Chili's, Applebee's, Outback Steakhouse and TGI Friday's.
     
    #1 Lil Pun, Sep 28, 2006
  2. Two Sandwiches

    Two Sandwiches Member

    Joined:
    Feb 6, 2002
    Messages:
    23,136
    Likes Received:
    15,078
    WTF! Why are the doctor's suing? The people that eat there should be benefitting. All I ever order from Mickey D's is a chicken select sandwich. I also visit AppleBee's about once a month, usually ordering a chicken something.
     
    #2 Two Sandwiches, Sep 28, 2006
  3. tested911

    tested911 Member

    Joined:
    Dec 12, 2002
    Messages:
    3,643
    Likes Received:
    127
    So what does that mean? It's now bad to eat fried and grilled chicken? I guess the last thing is boiled.
     
    #3 tested911, Sep 28, 2006
  4. Lil Pun

    Lil Pun Member

    Joined:
    Oct 6, 1999
    Messages:
    34,143
    Likes Received:
    1,038
    Baking.
     
    #4 Lil Pun, Sep 28, 2006
  5. Lil Pun

    Lil Pun Member

    Joined:
    Oct 6, 1999
    Messages:
    34,143
    Likes Received:
    1,038
    I have always heard this though, that grilling meat is unhealthy because it creates carcinogens. I don't know how true that is though.
     
    #5 Lil Pun, Sep 28, 2006
  6. tested911

    tested911 Member

    Joined:
    Dec 12, 2002
    Messages:
    3,643
    Likes Received:
    127
    Same here and I don't see why these same Doctor's won't sue Kingsford?
     
    #6 tested911, Sep 28, 2006
  7. KePoW

    KePoW Member

    Joined:
    Aug 8, 2002
    Messages:
    1,527
    Likes Received:
    180
    I think there's a lot of truth in that. it's the stuff in the black charred part of the meat that is unhealthy
     
    #7 KePoW, Sep 28, 2006
  8. Lil Pun

    Lil Pun Member

    Joined:
    Oct 6, 1999
    Messages:
    34,143
    Likes Received:
    1,038

    That's exactly what I heard, it is those burnt/blackened parts that are unhealthy. I remember reading also though that eating them no more than once a week should be fine.
     
    #8 Lil Pun, Sep 29, 2006
  9. DonnyMost

    DonnyMost Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    May 18, 2003
    Messages:
    48,989
    Likes Received:
    19,932
    damn it. is there anything i can eat that wont kill me besides celery?
     
    #9 DonnyMost, Sep 29, 2006
  10. Fatty FatBastard

    Fatty FatBastard Member

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2001
    Messages:
    15,916
    Likes Received:
    159
    Maybe New York should ban grilled chicken.
     
    #10 Fatty FatBastard, Sep 29, 2006
  11. rhadamanthus

    rhadamanthus Member

    Joined:
    Nov 20, 2002
    Messages:
    14,304
    Likes Received:
    596
    You eat anything from those crapholes, you deserve what you get.
     
    #11 rhadamanthus, Sep 29, 2006
  12. Invisible Fan

    Invisible Fan Member

    Joined:
    Dec 5, 2001
    Messages:
    45,954
    Likes Received:
    28,048
    Carcinogens from grilled meat has been known for a while. This lawsuit looks frivolous. People are still going to eat grilled foods.
     
    #12 Invisible Fan, Sep 29, 2006
  13. Xenochimera

    Xenochimera Member

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2005
    Messages:
    1,929
    Likes Received:
    25
    dude im eating a friggin mcchicken right now :mad: :mad:
     
    #13 Xenochimera, Sep 29, 2006
  14. Harrisment

    Harrisment Member

    Joined:
    Jun 20, 2001
    Messages:
    15,392
    Likes Received:
    2,158

    LOL, I don't know if you were trying to be funny but I found that post hilarious.
     
    #14 Harrisment, Sep 29, 2006
  15. Lil Pun

    Lil Pun Member

    Joined:
    Oct 6, 1999
    Messages:
    34,143
    Likes Received:
    1,038

    You should be more worried about clogged arteries than cancer. The article says grilled chicken.
     
    #15 Lil Pun, Sep 29, 2006
  16. MR. MEOWGI

    MR. MEOWGI Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2002
    Messages:
    14,382
    Likes Received:
    13
    I'm going to sue fire.
     
    #16 MR. MEOWGI, Sep 29, 2006
  17. MadMax

    MadMax Member

    Joined:
    Sep 19, 1999
    Messages:
    76,683
    Likes Received:
    25,924
    This is why I only eat fried foods. Much smaller chance of health risk.
     
    #17 MadMax, Sep 29, 2006
  18. RocketMan Tex

    RocketMan Tex Member

    Joined:
    Feb 15, 1999
    Messages:
    18,452
    Likes Received:
    119
    Is the risk of PhIP more serious in chicken grilled over charcoal rather than gas, or does it matter?

    How about a grill pan or a George Foreman grill? They aren't going to sue the former Heavyweight Champion of the World, now are they???? :eek:
     
    #18 RocketMan Tex, Sep 29, 2006
  19. hooroo

    hooroo Member

    Joined:
    Oct 16, 2003
    Messages:
    19,299
    Likes Received:
    1,918
    No, meat just has to get cooked long enough over a certain temp, ie burnt/blackened for the carcinogenic chemicals to form.

    I'm guessing they're suing because grilled chicken is usually advertised as a healthy fast food because of the lower fat levels.
     
    #19 hooroo, Sep 29, 2006
  20. the futants

    the futants Member

    Joined:
    Jul 26, 2002
    Messages:
    5,157
    Likes Received:
    175
    i once heard that charred meat from a grill or smoked meats tasted good. also, that the older one gets, the sooner they will probably die.

    MEOWGI, i think we should ban together and sue time as well.

    anyone with me?
     
    #20 the futants, Sep 29, 2006
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)
Page 1 of 2

Share This Page