TikTokers are spreading a false claim that Costco's famous rotisserie chicken — an item so popular the company's chief financial advisor once said he was willing to lose tens of millions to keep it at its $5 price — can cause cancer, based on scientific misinformation.
"What's really inside your Costco chicken?" food coach Jen Smiley (@wakeupandreadthelabels) asked TikTokers in an April 4 video with over 100,000 views, adding later, "you have chicken that may make you gain weight and have a carcinogen."
"It ain't worth the $5 #cancer," Bethany Ugarte captioned a similar September 4 video showing screenshots of studies without citations.
@wakeupandreadthelabels Your Costco Chicken May Have Cancer-Causing Substance #costco #rotisseriechicken #costcohaul #foodcoach #dietsdontwork #glutenfree #inflammation #groceryshopping #momsoftiktok #deli #chickensandwich #winnerwinnerchickendinner #chemical #carcinogen #tips #hottip original sound - Wake Up and Read The Labels
Smiley and other TikTokers claim carrageenan, a natural additive used to thicken and preserve food, found in Costco chicken will lead to cancer.
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