OrangeSoul Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Public health attorneys in California have potato chip makers in their sights for not listing a cancer-causing chemical present in many brands. That chemical is acrylamide. It is an industrial chemical used in plastics, pesticides and sewage treatment that also can occur when starchy foods, such as chips, are processed at high temperatures. The World Health Organization has said acrylamide may be responsible for up to one-third of all cancers caused by diet, as demonstrated by laboratory animal studies. Acrylamide is already on California's list of chemicals known to cause cancer, but some chipmakers haven't listed it on their product packaging as required by Proposition 65 statute. The attorneys have filed Proposition 65 notices with the manufacturers of Lays, Pringles, Kettle Chips and Cape Cod chips. Research has shown those brands have unsafe levels of acrylamide in some of their chip varieties. The study looked at one ounce servings, which ranged from 11 to 20 chips depending on the brand, and determined the acrylamide content was substantially more than the 0.2 micrograms per day amount which prompts the Proposition 65 warning. The brands tested and cited for high levels of acrylamide are: Lay?s Baked!, Lay?s Stax BBQ, Lay?s KC Masterpiece. Lay?s Natural Country Barbecue, Lay?s Light KC Barbecue Masterpiece, Pringles Snack Stacks (Pizzalicious Flavor), Pringles Sweet Mesquite BBQ, Kettle Chips Lightly Salted, Kettle Chips Honey Dijon, Cape Cod Robust Russet and Cape Cod Classic Chips. Processed food manufacturers have reportedly asked Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for a exemption to Proposition 65 labeling for foods with carcinogens caused by heat processing. The governor's office is expected to announce its decision by August. http://www.news10.net/storyfull.asp?id=11508 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted June 17, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 17, 2005 That chemical is acrylamide. It is an industrial chemical used in plastics, pesticides and sewage treatment that also can occur when starchy foods, such as chips, are processed at high temperatures.586077419[/snapback] Chemicals don't "occur" in food processing :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvbfan Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Next Headline. Scientists Discover that LIFE CAUSES CANCER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strekship Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 ****, i just had some Doritos. I guess im screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epimetheus Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Next headline (part deux) Breaking News! SCIENTISTS SAY WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE SOMEDAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie_webbuk Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Next headline (part deux)Breaking News! SCIENTISTS SAY WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE SOMEDAY! 586077793[/snapback] Too true. All this stuff saying it's gonna cause cancer, well yeah. Everything probably causes cancer, but if you sit at home and do nothing (not even eat) you will die, so I'll take that EXTREMELY small risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makeshift Hammer Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Next headline (part trois) Breaking News!!! SCIENTISTS SAY CANCEROUS CELLS CAUSE CANCER!!! 586077793[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 So let's see, what causes cancer? EVERYTHING... WE'RE ALL GOING TO ****ING DIE!!!! Toothpaste, starch, ice cream, milk, plastic, sex, oxygen, talking on the phone, looking at porn, shampoo ... NEOWIN causes cancer :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejohnnyq Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 JUNK SCIENCE............... Just like the toothpaste crap.............. No solid evidence or even scientific evidence that backs this up. Fox news covered this about 6 months ago and pointed out that 2 other studies, including one be the same group cam to different results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji@nBing Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 I never pay attention to this crap. I just use common sense and live and eat the way I want. They are always saying things cause cancer or are unhealthy. Even some things that used to be known as "healthy". So what do you do? Not eat or do anything? Just use common sense and enjoy life and you'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insurektion Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Chemicals don't "occur" in food processing :blink: 586077441[/snapback] Bad word then 'is formed' Dont eat potatoe fries. (the thick ones) they are the worst for this, then french (freedom?) fries and lastly chips in general. I am now glad the only kind I eat are baked sun chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intersect Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 O for FS how many more of these "SCIENTISTS SAY" threads are we going to have???? . we all know we are going to die one day so why do we have to here of new ways that will help make us die that tiny bit qicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted June 17, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 17, 2005 What's up with all these posts complaining about what scientists say? All they are trying to do is warn people about the dangers of certain chips which can give you cancer. Not everyone is going to care, but many people will think twice about eating those bag of chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin-uk Veteran Posted June 17, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 17, 2005 oh noes :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathray Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 im gonna go get a bag of chips now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecaveman Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 im gonna go get a bag of chips now. 586079767[/snapback] Man you beat me to it :angry: but really I'm gonna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casao Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 No solid evidence or even scientific evidence that backs this up. Fox news covered this about 6 months ago and pointed out that 2 other studies, including one be the same group cam to different results. Fox News covered it, and I'm expected to trust it? Never trust a new channel for scientific information, especially not one with such a conservative(aka big business, you know) bias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dud Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 Sunlight causes cancer, too. Watch out that it doesn't get you! Get some heavy clothing on, cover your windows, and stay at your computer...forever! Fox News covered it, and I'm expected to trust it?Never trust a new channel for scientific information, especially not one with such a conservative(aka big business, you know) bias. 586083623[/snapback] You haven't watched Fox much, I see. Don't let your opinions get spoonfed to you on the highchair of ignorance. Find out for yourself. Calling Fox conservative for having Bill O'Reilly or whatever is like calling the New York Times liberal/conservative for having an editorial section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovedude Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 jeeze in the uk the other week they said too much red meat caused it.... are we supposed to eat nothing ? haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotabigtruck Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 Fox News covered it, and I'm expected to trust it?Never trust a new channel for scientific information, especially not one with such a conservative(aka big business, you know) bias. 586083623[/snapback] The link is to an ABC station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNay Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 This is the second article you posted this week about cancer causing things.. lol Toothpaste and now this :blink: What doesn't cause cancer these days :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makeshift Hammer Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 What doesn't cause cancer these days :huh: 586085136[/snapback] HIV, MRSA, CJD and sensible shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted June 18, 2005 Global Moderator Share Posted June 18, 2005 okay... there is VERY little cancerious particles in chip bags... LOL.. if it was a HIGH risk.. they wouldn't be in grocery store shelfs, or even in our homes. microwaves, computers, monitors, CD players, cell phones, and TV will give you a higher chance of cancer then chip bags... i honestly feel like eating lays origional right now :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottKin Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 This is pure insanity! The PPM (Part-Per-Million) level of acrylamide in these processed foods is probably at the level of maybe .1 or .01 - which would extrapolate out to mean that the only way I could even get a significant exposure would be to eat about 2 or 3 tons A DAY of the aformentioned food. Sure, research scientists find that many things cause cancer in lab rats...at concentrations three or four times their own body weight. Science - meet "spin doctoring"! --ScottKin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lav-chan Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 I like how the title of this thread is totally bogus. Did you even read the article? In no way does it have anything to do with the bags, and in no way is it 'most' of them. wtg Anyway. Another reason barbecue potato chips are gross, i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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