A small long-term increase in cancer risk is really hard to notice.
And lots of cultivated plants have downsides.
> By the same logic, there would be no a priori difference in risk profile between vegetables and random research chemicals.
No, that's a strawman. Nobody is suggesting that "random research chemicals" should be considered safe. And extracting random chemicals out of plants would also be dangerous!
And lots of cultivated plants have downsides.
> By the same logic, there would be no a priori difference in risk profile between vegetables and random research chemicals.
No, that's a strawman. Nobody is suggesting that "random research chemicals" should be considered safe. And extracting random chemicals out of plants would also be dangerous!