NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Seven years ago, alarms were sounded that acrylamide, a compound found in foods heated at high temperatures, could cause cancer. However, studies have not uncovered links ...

Dietary intake of acrylamide, a probable human carcinogen, may be associated with an increased risk of renal cell cancer, according to a report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ...

On May 2, a federal district court in Sacramento permanently enjoined the Prop 65 warning for acrylamide in food, finding it to be unconstitutional. At issue in the case, California Chamber of ...

LOS ANGELES -- Snack lovers, rejoice: Munching on potato chips just got a little healthier. Four food manufacturers agreed to reduce levels of a cancer-causing chemical in their potato chips and ...

California recently amended its Proposition 65 regulations[1] to add several additional alternative “safe harbor” warning labels for foods containing acrylamide, a naturally-occurring byproduct that ...

The Food and Drug Administration yesterday reported it had found high levels of the potentially cancer-causing substance acrylamide in a wide range of fried and baked products, particularly in french ...

Frozen foods are often loaded with sodium and other undesirable preservatives. Here are several frozen breakfast sandwiches with links to cancer.

In a landmark First Amendment ruling, a California federal court concluded last week that businesses in the state should not be compelled to provide warnings about the potentially carcinogenic ...

You probably walk past your pantry every day without giving it a second thought. Shelves full of rice, nuts, cooking oil, maybe some potatoes sitting in the corner. Nothing scary about that, right?

ROCKVILLE, MD. — While bread is a source of potentially carcinogenic compounds, bread intake is not associated with increased cancer risk, according to a study published in the December issue of ...