9 tips for safer Labor Day grilling
Chances are you’re celebrating Labor Day weekend by grilling some burgers and hot dogs — but this beloved end-of-summer ritual may harbor some health risks. All those sizzling, juicy meats you love likely contain chemical compounds that could increase your risk of cancer. There’s still a lot we don’t know about the consequences of grilling meat, so there’s no reason to panic, but there are steps you can take to mitigate this potential risk.
When meat is cooked at high temperatures — such as on a grill — it can form two potentially dangerous classes of chemicals called heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). HCAs form when muscle in beef, pork, poultry, or even fish, is cooked at high temperatures,…
