If acrylamide is harmful to human health and is found in food such as French fries and potato chips, should Canadians be eating these foods?
Health Canada’s advice is to limit foods that are high in fat (such as potato chips and French fries), sugar or salt, and follow a healthy eating pattern including a variety of foods from the four food groups, as laid out in Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide and Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide – First Nations, Inuit and Metis. However, occasional consumption of these products is not likely to be a health concern. There are some simple measures that you can take to reduce your exposure to acrylamide from food sources.
