Show am 4mm 1 t ! f 14A Standard-Examin- Wednesday er August 20 Sce ivemmentf WASHINGTON (UPI) — The gov- ernment Tuesday scrapped its — the plans to ban sodium nitrite preservative used in more than 9 billion pounds of bacon ham and other meats each year — because of doubts about whether it can cause cancer The Food and Drug Administration and the Agriculture Department said a review of a controversial 1978 study in which rats were fed the preservative turned up in- - 4) I! 1980 Bon AAsof Prose rvo t i v© Sodium Nitrite si sufficient evidence for a ban At the same time the two agencies said they will continue their efforts to eliminate nitrosamines — formed proven cancer-causer- s when nitrite reacts with other substances — in meat products The decision was good news for the meat industry which uses the preservative in $125 billion worth of products annually At one point the FDA and Agriculture Depart- ment had asked Congress for standby permission to phase out evaluation we have concluded such use there is no basis for FDA or USDA any action to remove The industry claimed that would to initiate from foods at this time” the nitrite pose a health threat and drive some meat products off the market announcement said ‘‘At the same because substitutes might not be time we will continue to pursue available The preservative pre- our efforts to eliminate preformed vents the growth of botulin a po- nitrosamines from foods” tentially deadly toxin in meats The 1978 study was conducted by Newbeme of Massachusetts Paul Tuesday’s announcement said the agehcies no longer believe Con- Institute of Technology It claimed to have proven that rats fed the gress needs to act ‘‘As a result of the review and preservative directly developed r I J 3 D-Wa- sh nit-rosami- ne id I t OV u :zj V Beef Blade Cut -A -- i I I TurEtey 'Pork tfcr7” Frozen Truly I & isinl Sliced All In A Thrifty Meal & Chops f Large Size $1(0) (o) US 12 Oz UrB IN Roast 07-Bo118 Steak 218 0Red Snapper 248 Squid Steaks 0 Sliced BaconVi “1 28 07-Bo- ne ne Bstf Lb Steaks Lb Fillet Lb Cut FREE & Wrapped UP TO SAVEindividual 20 packages! L" Wieners 0 0Fish Fillets A i Pancake Mix q(f)C Off A fatted Morrel 8 Oz 1 Back-To-Scho- Celery US ol 2 For A Dill Rib Eye Pkg3$1 Lb Lb Hot Peppers Jalapeno 68 Serrano !!'‘ow' Lb Uo 1 Cauliflower Oranges Weed 00 Pickling Onions Red Bells Beef Rib Boneless -- 0Link Sausage Uo Lb r gMifflnri in One Package over yL TZ Beef Blade Oscar Mayer Whole L©5mi One Pkg Roast - Ribs ( ii®eah kgs? lAtsQj LCTsse ) 59 69 89 Qlasfii OaitL ( Aso’t Tropical 0 Ass’t Tropical SsH 4" -- 1 18 iu 24oz368 0r1cow Cannelloni or Spaghetti With Meat Balls - IS Oz 35 Lb Co4n EWocUvo AMlh-Or- Hills Bros Coffee 3LbAII 70 Can Chof Boy Ar Doo Mix Coupon Effocttv - o All r- it-- A Grape Juice Welches Whlt0Ol Coupon A d Xlwiirtfnrirm JQmiiWM1 mi tainrr i urtiif n‘tm "“ - in- dustry’s friends in Congress than they are about the health of the American people” Wolfe said But chairman Thomas Foley of the House Agriculture Committee said he was pleased the review found no need to disrupt meat production ‘‘The recent developments involving nitrites in my view underline the need for a fresh look at our national policy on regulating food additives” he said 3 i i interested in pleasing the meat a u f ‘‘The FDA and USDA seem more the lymph cancer — the first time sodium nitrite itself rather than its as byproduct had been implicated a carcinogen Dr Sidney Wolfe head of Ralph Nader’s Health Reseach Group criticized the announcement because he said it could mislead consumers into thinking nitrites have been given a clean bill of health at a time when the remains unreproblem solved w ? (Q)C Qff in Utah |