acrylamide in crisps and chips

... Websites used:- * http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2070068.stm * http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1949413.stm * http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/acrydat2.html#table4 Chips and other staple food are under the spotlight International experts have called for urgent research to examine whether staple foods like bread, chips and crisps cause cancer. The scientists were speaking at the end of a three-day emergency summit organised by the United Nations and World Health Organisation to examine claims that some food items include cancer-causing substances. It followed a study in Sweden which found high quantities of acrylamide in a wide variety of food. That finding was backed up by similar research in the UK and Norway. Acrylamide is known to cause cancer in animals and there are concerns that it could have the same effect in humans. At the end of the summit, which was closed to the public and the media, the scientists said it was still too soon to draw firm conclusions on the issue or to make recommendations on

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