Kentucky Fried Chicken will be displaying warnings on its fried or baked potatoes saying that they can contain a suspected cancer causing chemical, acrylamide.
KFC settled a state lawsuit in California and will also have to pay $341,000 in penalties and funding for Proposition 65 enforcement, which is a voter-passed measure that requires businesses to post warnings about dangerous chemicals contained in food. Acrylamide is created when chemicals in food react to high heat.
I'm not surprised that french fries from a fast food restaurant are dangerous. What shocked me though is that the warning also states "It (acrylamide) is created in fried and baked potatoes made by all restaurants, by other companies, and even when you bake or fry potatoes at home".
1. I heard about this years ago. The solution offered, was to leave the potatoes in water for at least an hour prior to cooking. I know I'm wasting my time writing a comment on this blog, nobody takes any notice. This will be my last one.
Posted at 12:50PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Derek