KFC To Display Acrylamide Warnings
Posted by Slobokan @ 21:18 · 143 words · print
Kentucky Fried Chicken will settle a state lawsuit filed in Los Angeles by warning California customers that its potatoes contain a suspected cancer-causing chemical.
K-F-C Corporation agreed yesterday to display warnings that its fried or baked potatoes contain acrylamide, which is created when chemicals in food react to high heat.
K-F-C was among about a dozen companies sued in 2005 for allegedly failing to heed Proposition 65, a voter-passed 1986 measure that requires businesses to post warnings about dangerous chemicals.
California has warnings for everything. If this happened in any other state I would be celebrating, because I think people need to know the potential dangers of acrylamide in our food.
How ironic. The state of California recognizes acrylamide as a suspected cancer-causing chemical, yet the FDA still won't even acknowledge that it may be dangerous let alone cancerous.
[Source: KESQ]
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Posted by Lynne Eldridge M.D.
April 25, 2007 @ 23:59
People do need to know about the potential dangers of acrylamide, and the foods that contain these. A friend of mine will be posting more information in the morning, as well as a link where those who are concerned can find the acrylamide content of most foods. Her site is http://www.wellnessandbeyond.typepad.com/ Thanks for raising awareness to this significant, but preventable, problem!
Lynne Eldridge M.D.
Author, "Avoiding Cancer One Day At A Time"
http://www.avoidcancernow.com