Browned potatoes and Acrylimide? (sp?)

January 25, 2012

Has anyone heard of this before??

Mcs was forced to put this warning sign on all their locations in CA.

Yeay!!! Saying that their potatoes are cancerous because when you brown any

potatoes you get Acrylamide and that's cancerous???? Is this true? About the

browning of potatoes, not that Mcs is cancerous. I already knew that bit.

Here is a pic that a friend posted with the details of the sign.

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For those who don't have fb, the sign reads:

" Chemicals known to casuse cancer, or birth defrects or other reproductive harm

may be present in foods or everages sold or served here. Cooked potatoes that

have been browned, such as french fries, hash browns and baked potaotes, contain

acrylamide, a chemical known to the State of CA to cause cancer. Other foods

sold here, such as hamburger buns, biscuits and coffee also contain acrylaminde,

but generally in lower concentrations than fried potatoes.

Acrylamide is not added to our foods, but is created whenever potatoes and

certain other foods are browned.

The FDA has not advised people to stop eating baked potatoes, fried potatoes or

other foods which contain acrylamide. For more info see fda.gov "

I've never heard of this. Ty!!!

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