Some Plant-Based Food Supplements Contain High Levels of Cancer Causing Agents, Study Suggests

At high doses these chemical compounds can cause liver cancer in experimental animals. A new study reveals that in many plant-based food supplements levels of these compounds are so low that they are of no concern. Although there are also plant-based food supplements on the market that contain alkenylbenzenes at levels comparable to those causing tumours in laboratory animals. This indicates a need for better regulation and quality control of plant-based food supplements containing alkenylbenzenes.