Acrylamide

"Acrylamide, like the majority of the other rodent carcinogens listed in the menu, has never been shown to be a human carcinogen," observes ACSH nutrition director Dr. Ruth Kava.

Holiday Meals Rife With (Safe) Carcinogens! 2008

Four major potato chip makers have agreed to use less of the carcinogen Acrylamide under a settlement with the California Attorney General's office.

Potato Chips: Now With Fewer Carcinogens! - The Consumerist 2008

Acrylamide forms naturally when starchy foods are baked or fried.

Potato Chips: Now With Fewer Carcinogens! - The Consumerist 2008

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Acrylamide and 50 other heat-induced compounds in foods cause cancer, scientists have concluded in a recent report of a major three-year EU study into the chemical.

More Cancer Causing Chemicals in Food; Acrylamides in French Fries At Top of List 2007

Acrylamide forms during processing as a result of a reaction between specific amino acids, including asparagine, and sugars found in foods reaching high temperatures during cooking processes, known as the Maillard reaction.

More Cancer Causing Chemicals in Food; Acrylamides in French Fries At Top of List 2007

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More Cancer Causing Chemicals in Food; Acrylamides in French Fries At Top of List 2007

Acrylamide is known to cause cancer in rats but the risk to humans is unknown.

CNN Transcript Apr 6, 2004 2004

Acrylamide is one of many chemicals that are formed as a by-product of cooking that are rodent carcinogens.

CNN Transcript Jul 15, 2003 2003

Acrylamide, a contaminant shown to cause cancer in animals forms in the high-temperature frying, roa ...

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