From: Robina Suwol
Date: 13 May 2003
Time: 06:14:38
Remote Name: 64.123.70.77
The CBC Marketplace website has good resource files
linked on its site to the acrylamide story they did.
Here are two; a link to the FDA list of foods
tested, including some baby foods, and acrylamide
levels. The USEPA acrylamide limit for drinking water
is 0.12 micrograms per 8 oz. Some of the levels found
in foods were 3-4 orders of magnitude higher. CBC
Marketplace has several links to test results from
other countries, that provide the trade names of
products and their acrylamide content. Acrylamide is
not only a probable carcinogen, but also a
neurotoxicant. There is also a link for consumers on
how to reduce risks from acrylamide in foods, e.g
cooking temperature.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/acrydata.html
http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/health/acrylamide/can_do.html