Definition of "acrylamide" []

• A readily polymerized amide, C3H5NO, derived from acrylic acid and used in synthetic fibers and sewage treatment. It is a carcinogen and is present in some foods, especially starches and cereals that are cooked at high temperatures. (noun)

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• "American Journal of Epidemiology, researchers at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute confirmed that there is no link between long-term acrylamide intake and breast cancer."
• "That would be the same KFC that agreed, in 2007, in response to a lawsuit by the California attorney general, to warn its customers that its potatoes contain a suspected carcinogen called acrylamide, which forms during frying and baking."
• "DORNIN: Everyone knows they're not exactly health mood but the detection of a potential carcinogen called acrylamide, might force the state of California to require this Phillip Papadopoulos and other restaurant owners to post signs informing customers."