Baking, roasting, frying and toasting starchy foods forms acrylamide, a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer.
Acrylamide, a synthetic polymer used for grout and in treating sewage, was placed on California’s Proposition 65 carcinogen list in 1990. Twelve years later, Swedish scientists discovered acrylamide was created when starchy foods were cooked at high temperatures.
The discovery led Rafael Metzger, a Long Beach lawyer, to sue McDonald’s and Burger King for not disclosing the presence of a carcinogen in their french fries. A stay has been in place pending the state’s action, but the judge in the case has urged the state to move faster in reaching a decision.
This month has been the Giro d’Italia, which I’m quickly coming to love more than le Tour. Maybe it’s just because I’ve only been following the TDF since it became the Lance Armstrong show (Allez, Lance!), but this year’s Giro – the first one I’ve really followed, is fascinating.
I post, however, to recommend two video clips that even non-cycling fans should love. One of the (I assume) Italian TV networks (RAI) is posting pretty much all of their Giro programming, with the exception of the live stage coverage, on the web. You have got to check out:
The Giro d’Italia Theme Song “El grande Giro, el grande Giro” – you’ll be humming all day. Why can’t we have cool stuff like that for the World Series?
L’Italia in Rosa Sounds like the Giro’s had theme songs for a while, even music videos and bad covers of the Monkees. (For cycling fans, it features a ton of Jaques Anteiul and Eddy Merckx footage)
Caio, bellas.