European Study Concludes Nutella Is Carcinogenic

A new study conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that Nutella may be carcinogenic and therefore dangerous to consume.  The EFSA report states that palm oil, one of the key ingredients in the popular chocolate spread, can cause cancer when cooked at high temperatures. Techtimes.com reports: Palm oil becomes likely cancer-causing when it is cooked at high temperatures, or around 200 degrees Celsius. When certain vegetables are refined, carcinogens glycidyl fatty acid esters (GE), 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD), and 2-monochloropropanediol (2-MCPD) are created — with the highest levels of the substances found in palm oil and palm fats. “For consumers aged three and above, margarines and ‘pastries and cakes’ were the main sources of exposure to all substances,” the EFSA said in a statement, which had no direct mention of Nutella. Italian confectionery company Ferrero has fought back amid calls to boycott palm oil, a key ingredient of Nutella, and even launched an advertising campaign to assure the public about the safety of the well-loved product accounting for around one-fifth of their sales. What’s in a jar of Nutella anyway? Palm Oil Palm oil gives Nutella its smooth texture as well as shelf life, with substitute products like sunflower [...]

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