Tue, Nov-11-03, 13:42
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Posts: 296
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Plan: Meat&Egg
Stats: 243/209.6/143
BF:38/?/22
Progress: 33%
Location: winnipeg,manitoba, canada
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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
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