Bacon fans embrace the hog on cancer report, but futures take fright
“Give me two pounds of bacon,” said Roland Marks, 47, a software engineer, rolling his eyes. “I'll take my chances.” It is too early for consumer or retail market data to show what any longer term impacts of the report will be in the United States, or whether shoppers will shun the traditional Christmas ham this year, say industry analysts. The WHO took to Twitter, too, and also issued a statement to emphasize that its International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) review “does not ask people to stop eating processed meats,” but just indicates that cutting consumption can reduce the risk of colorectal cancer.