And breathing releases carbon dioxide, known to cause global warming

Warning:

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. Posted by jank at May 25, 2005 11:22 PM

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