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Acrylamide in food is a public health concern, says EFSA draft

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
August 20, 2014

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/acrylamide-in-food
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/chem/acrylamide_faqs/en/
http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Manufacturing/FSA-boss-calls-for-change...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/trevorbutterworth/2014/06/12/bpa-a-concern-f...

Acrylamide and the lawsuit against potato chip and French fry manufacturers fall under Proposition 65's umbrella

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