Acrylamide in food
 

In a strange twist I got a cataloge from a Chemical company. One of the things in it is this write up,


Acrylamide is a toxic product used in the production of plastics, and has been shown to cause tumors in laboratory animals. It also causes DNA damage and neurological and reroductive effects have been observed at high doses. last year the Swedish National Food Administration published its concern regarding the high concentrations of acrylamide detected in foods processed at high temperatures. This discovery was particularly disturbing since the acrylamide-conaining foodstuffs includes products that are consumed on a regular basis at rather large quantities, such as POTATO CHIPS, FRENCH FRIES, ROAST POTATOES, BREAKFAST CEREALS and CRISP BREAD.

The article goes to present a ready to use kit for testing for acrylamides.

I am working in Quality Control/safety and health right now, I set up their msds system when I cut my finger off 3 years ago.( sub total amp) This book was addressed to me and this surprised me about my ex favorite foods. I wanted to share knowlege.


Diane

Acrylamide
 

Here's something I had researched for another post:

For those of you who are interested in Acrylamide, here's a couple of interesting links from the FDA:

http://www.mindfully.org/Food/Acryl...s-FDA4dec02.htm

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/acrydat2.html

You'll find some traditionally low-carb foods like smoked almonds on there and a lot of "natural" foods that are high in acrylamide when processed.

Seems like particularly the processing of grains/nuts (as well as potatoes) adds a considerable amount of acrylamide.

Add to acrylamide trans fats and other toxic stuff, and it's amazing that all of us don't have chronic health issues and suffer from some sort of cancer.

It really is rather disturbing to note the amount of dangerous stuff stocked on our grocery shelves.

More discussions on this scary stuff, it's fascinating and horrifying at the same time:

More on Acrylamide
Swedish Scientists Find Cancer Agent in Starch
Snack Food Association Praises WHO for Stopping Short !
Boiling Best Bet to Avoid Harmful Food Product
Media Caught Red-Handed Distorting Study Results
Scientists Find Clue to Starchy Carcinogen
Fried Food Link to Some Cancers Disputed
EU Database Aims to Clarify Dangers of Carcinogens

Makes for VERY interesting reading.