Acrylamide Not Tied to Thyroid, Head-Neck Cancers Nov 14, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The chemical acrylamide, which is classified as a probable cancer-causing agent, does not appear to increase overall risk for mouth, throat, voice box, or thyroid cancers, with one possible exception, study findings hint. Besides a possible link to an increased risk of mouth cancer among non-smoking women, Dr. Leo J. Schouten at Maastricht University, and colleagues observed no link between low to high levels of dietary acrylamide and other head-neck or thyroid... (MEDLINEplus)
Teens Less Likely To Wash Hands When Cooking, More Likely To Cross-contaminate Raw Food Than Adults Nov 14, 2009
9, 2008) Good news for chips lovers everywhere -- new research in the journal Science of Food and Agriculture shows that pre-soaking potatoes in water before frying can reduce levels of acrylamide. Acrylamide. (Science Daily)
Calif. Regulators Warn Of Pot's Cancer Capability Jul 7, 2009
Since the law was passed in 1986, the list has grown to nearly 800 substances, including such common products as aspirin, gasoline and acrylamide, a naturally occurring chemical in potato chips and french fries. Critics contend the list has grown so long that the warnings have little impact on consumers. (Click2Houston, TX)
Dietary Acrylamide Not Associated With Increased Lung Cancer Risk In Men May 6, 2009
ScienceDaily (May 5, 2009) Dietary acrylamide was not associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, according to data from a large prospective case-cohort study ... Acrylamide is formed in some starchy foods, such as potato chips and French fries, during high-temperature cooking ... Epidemiological studies have found a positive association between dietary acrylamide intake and the risk of endometrial, ovarian, renal cell, and estrogen-receptor positive breast cancers. (Science Daily)
Functional Technologies Corp. Reports Strong Commerical Wine Industry Interest in Use of Its Hydrogen Sulfide Preventing Yeasts May 5, 2009
The company is currently commercializing a platform yeast technology that substantially reduces the formation of ethyl carbamate (also known as urethane, which has been recently reclassified by the World Health Organization up to a Group 2A carcinogen - the same carcinogen class as lead, mercury, acrylamide and diesel exhaust), from wines and other widely consumed fermented beverages and foods. As part of its core focus of improving and enhancing the quality of the global food and beverage... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Additional Evidence That Potato Chips Should Be Eaten Only In Moderation Feb 27, 2009
26, 2009) A new study published in the March 2009 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition by Marek Naruszewicz and colleagues from Poland suggests that acrylamide from foods may increase the risk of heart disease. Acrylamide has been linked previously to nervous system disorders and possibly to cancer ... After ingesting large amounts of potato chips providing about 157 micrograms of acrylamide daily for four weeks, the participants had adverse changes in oxidized LDL, inflammatory markers and... (Science Daily)
French-fry chemical may go on toxic list Feb 22, 2009
Worries that Canadians might be inadvertently ingesting too much cancer-causing acrylamide from French fries, potato chips and other processed foods has prompted Health Canada to recommend adding the chemical to the country's toxic substances list. Acrylamide is an industrial chemical that isn't naturally found in foods, but is produced accidentally when sugars and other items in potatoes and grains are exposed to high cooking temperatures ... The decision to recommend placing acrylamide on the... (Globe and Mail)
