A Light Delightful, Extinguished
Christopher Hitchens, 1949–2011
Christopher Hitchens, 1949–2011
Acrylamide / asparaginase / business / Business As Usual / cancer / Cape Cod Chips / carcinogens / crisps / food / Frito-Lay / Heinz / Kettle Chips / Maillard Reaction / potato chips / Pringles / Procter & Gamble / regulation
by mike · Published 2008-08-03
Frito-Lay and two other potato chip companies have agreed to reduce the levels of a cancer-causing chemical in their products … Acrylamide is produced when potatoes and other starchy foods are cooked at high...
Acrylamide / asparaginase / cancer / carcinogens / crisps / food / Maillard Reaction / potato chips
by mike · Published 2006-08-31 · Last modified 2008-08-03
Acrylamide, when it was found in food in 2002, seemed to be the ultimate confirmation that everything tasty is bad for you. Here was a compound that was a probable carcinogen and possible neurotoxin,...
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