The cattle industry has been hoping to add a red seaweed supplement to livestock feed to reduce methane emissions.

That red seaweed supplement (bromoform) is carcinogenic.

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Help reduce climate change and reduce your risk of cancer by eating less meat.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/13/seaweed-cow-feed-trial-fails-methane-reduction-australia

https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/07/12/2349220/australian-trial-of-seaweed-cow-feed-fails-to-achieve-hoped-for-methane-cuts

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Australian trial of seaweed cow feed fails to achieve hoped-for methane cuts

Longest trial so far of supplement derived from red seaweed produced 28% less of the greenhouse gas – much lower than previous studies

The Guardian