Poison on our plates: “The silence on hexane has lasted too long”
Interview : Nothing indicates its presence, and yet, this contaminant is everywhere on our plates. With proven toxic effects. Guillaume Coudray, the journalist who blew the whistle on nitrites in charcuterie, reveals a new health scandal.
Another poison on our plate? Eight years after revealing to the general public the risks of cancer associated with the presence of nitrites in charcuterie , in "Cochonneries. Comment la charcuterie est devenu un poison" (La Découverte, 2017), journalist Guillaume Coudray opens a new front: that of hexane.
In a highly detailed investigation to be published on September 18, entitled "Gasoline on our plates. Investigation into a well-oiled secret" (La Découverte), he lifts the veil on this solvent widely used in the food industry. And this, while its toxicity to the body has been proven since…
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