But a warning from the French national agency of food and health safety ANSES might put you off that last bit of saucisson. They recently stressed the "necessity to considerably reduce" French consumption of charcuterie, such as jambon, saucisson and bacon which were all deemed to have carcinogenic (cancer-causing) properties, by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2015. According to food authorities such as European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) palm oil was potentially carcinogenic once refined, compared to other vegetable oils. BaguetteIt’s not only the French fondness for cigarettes that could increase your risk of lung cancer, but also the French baguette. The French are also world champions of pizza eating, matched only by the US, consuming a whopping 819 million pizzas in 2015.

Source: The Local February 08, 2017 15:56 UTC