Doctors group sues fast-food chains charging carcinogenic chicken
Last Updated: Thursday, September 28, 2006 | 5:05 PM ET
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A grilled chicken sandwich from a fast-food restaurant can cause cancer, a U.S. group of doctors charged in a lawsuit filed Thursday against seven fast-food chains including McDonald's and Burger King.
The Washington-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine said in their lawsuit that an independent lab had found a dangerous carcinogenic compound called PhIP in grilled chicken samples taken from the restaurants.
"Even a grilled chicken salad increases the risk of breast cancer, prostate cancer, and other forms of this lethal disease," PCRM president Neal Barnard said in a press release.
PhIP is one of a group of carcinogenic compounds found in grilled meat. The compound has been listed on the California governor's list of cancer-causing chemicals for more than a decade.
Chick-fil-A, Chili’s, Applebee’s, Outback Steakhouse, and TGI Friday’s were also named in the lawsuit.
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