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- AcrylamideAcrylamide in fried potatoes --- potential carcinogen?
Acrylamide is in Chocolate! Another Reason Why Cooking Food at High Temperature is Not Good for YouDietary acrylamide and health- Acrylamide Lawsuit Settled; California's Proposition 65 Continues to Help ConsumersCalifornia's Proposition 65 has won another victory for consumers, requiring potato chip and French fry manufacturers to reduce acrylamide levels in their products within the next three years.
California Settles with Frito-Lay and Others Over AcrylamideThe San Francisco Chronicle has reported that Frito-Lay and two other companies have agreed to reduce the levels of a cancer-causing chemical as part of a settlement in a state of California lawsuit.
Acrylamide Lawsuit Settled by Potato Chip Giants in CaliforniaYou knew potato chips and French fries could make you fat, but did you know they could cause ovarian cancer? At issue is acrylamide, a substance that is a byproduct of the frying process when starchy potatoes are exposed to temperatures of 248F and above.
Why Potato Chips, French Fries and Powdered Coffee Are the Most Unhealthy FoodsFoods with highest acrylamide levels are right here. See if your favorite foods made this list. Acrylamide was deemed a cancer causing agent (carcinogen) in 2005. It is extremely prevalent in foods because it's caused by the heating process.- Acrylamide is Not a Risk Factor for Breast CancerA recent study, the largest of its kind to date, shows there is no association between acrylamide, a substance in many fried and baked foods, and breast cancer.