Posted on 18/06/03
Genetic damage linked to chemical found in chips
A compound common in potato chips, French fries and many other foods can cause genetic damage in animal cells even in very low levels, a new study has found.But the good news, at least for French-fry lovers, is that humans have even lower levels of acrylamide in their blood -- five times lower than the concentration that induced the mutations in the DNA of mice.
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