Posted on 06/16/2005 10:21:39 PM PDT by paulat
Public Health Advocates Cite Lack of Risk Notice on Potato Chip Bags
Public health attorneys in California have potato chip makers in their sights for not listing a cancer-causing chemical present in many brands.
That chemical is acrylamide. It is an industrial chemical used in plastics, pesticides and sewage treatment that also can occur when starchy foods, such as chips, are processed at high temperatures. The World Health Organization has said acrylamide may be responsible for up to one-third of all cancers caused by diet, as demonstrated by laboratory animal studies. Acrylamide is already on California's list of chemicals known to cause cancer, but some chipmakers haven't listed it on their product packaging as required by Proposition 65 statute.
The attorneys have filed Proposition 65 notices with the manufacturers of Lays, Pringles, Kettle Chips and Cape Cod chips. Research has shown those brands have unsafe levels of acrylamide in some of their chip varieties. The study looked at one ounce servings, which ranged from 11 to 20 chips depending on the brand, and determined the acrylamide content was substantially more than the 0.2 micrograms per day amount which prompts the Proposition 65 warning.
The brands tested and cited for high levels of acrylamide are: Lay’s Baked!, Lay’s Stax BBQ, Lay’s KC Masterpiece. Lay’s Natural Country Barbecue, Lay’s Light KC Barbecue Masterpiece, Pringles Snack Stacks (Pizzalicious Flavor), Pringles Sweet Mesquite BBQ, Kettle Chips Lightly Salted, Kettle Chips Honey Dijon, Cape Cod Robust Russet and Cape Cod Classic Chips.
Processed food manufacturers have reportedly asked Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for a exemption to Proposition 65 labeling for foods with carcinogens caused by heat processing. The governor's office is expected to announce its decision by August.
If you live long enough—you're going to die. Frightening isn't it? Maybe there should be a law or something!
Send 'em to Guantanamo.
I think I have heard, if you analyze food...there are traces of arsenic and all kinds of "harmful" chemicals that are negated in the eating.
So if I stop eating potato chips, quit going to McDonalds, eat Tofu and veggies I will be able to extend my life by a few years.......A few more years spent sitting & drooling in the old folks home......Oh yeah, that's worth it
The soup Nazi wants to rule the world.
Heading straight to the kitchen for a few Cape Cod Classic Chips this very moment. It's been nice talking to you all, as I'll be dead in the morning, with a piece of chip stuck between my front teeth.
I propose that EVERYONE on Death Row be issued a double - no, TRIPLE - portion daily for a more humane method of death.
there is only one group and one group alone that should be held responsible.
yes, i'm talking about the irish.
Just think, when they establish a 5-day waiting period to eat chips...you won't be able to just waltz into the kitchen for a snack....
Well, they did warn that, "betcha can't eat just one."
No matter what you eat you will eventually die :O
I make my own potato chips.
But, I think this is BS right out of the tobacco witch hunts of the '90s.
There's a lack of notice on Public Health Advocates that they usually over-react to health risks.
What's your recipe? Do you have to use a deep fryer, or can you make 'em in an oven. Every time I've tried, it's been a miserable failure. I would love to know your tips!
Me too!
I ate half a can of salt n vinegar pringles. Take that public health! ::shakes fist::
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