After Bengaluru Meat Raids, Experts Say Spoiled Meat Isn't Cancerous

People in the Indian city of Bengaluru got worried after health officials found old, smelly meat in some restaurants.

Many people wondered if eating bad meat could give you cancer.

Doctors who treat cancer say eating spoiled meat mostly makes you sick right away with food poisoning, not with cancer.

Cancer usually comes from what you eat day after day over many years.

Eating hot dogs, bacon, and other processed meats very often can raise your chance of getting colon cancer.

Red meat, like beef, may also raise the risk if you eat a lot of it regularly.

Cooking meat at very high heat, like grilling or frying, can create chemicals that might be harmful, but scientists are not totally sure yet.

If meat looks, smells, or feels wrong, the doctors say to throw it away.

One bad meal will not cause cancer, because cancer takes a long time to grow.

The best idea is to store meat safely and eat processed and red meat only once in a while.