What are these cancer-causing chemicals that are present in snack products?
Acrylamide is the chief culprit when it comes to carcinogens in snack food products. It forms naturally whenever starchy foods are baked or fried. Studies have indicated that the chemical, which is useful industrially, causes cancer in lab animals and nerve damage to workers who are exposed to high levels. Research is still underway about the full effects of acrylamide as a potential health risk. Michele Corish, an attorney for Lance, Inc, which produces Cape Cod chips, had this to say: “Everybody’s trying to figure out how to lower levels of acrylamide without significantly, adversely affecting taste.
