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Acrylamide: The consumer health scare that isn’t
Sept. 8, 2009 – Consumers love to get their teeth into a good health scare. So how is it that acrylamide has slipped under the radar?

Acrylamide is a suspected carcinogen that occurs in a whole host of commonly consumed foods including French fries, potato chips, cookies, breakfast cereals, roast potatoes, bakery products and coffee. Last week it was added to Canada’s list of toxic substances, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requested comments to form the basis of industry guidance, and the EU proposed that the chemical be included on its list of Substances of Very High Concern. | READ MORE