Consumers Urged to Avoid Ginkgo in Wake of New Cancer Concerns

Consumers should avoid Ginkgo biloba, a common ingredient in dietary supplements, herbal teas, and some energy drinks, based on a new study from the government's National Toxicology Program that found "clear evidence" that the ingredient caused liver cancer in mice and "some evidence" that ginkgo caused thyroid cancer in rats. That is the advice of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which today downgraded ginkgo from "safe" to "avoid" in its Chemical Cuisine guide to food additives.

By CSPI, USA,

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