California AG Sues Potato Chip Makers
The California Attorney General filed a lawsuit intending to force potato chip manufactures to warn consumers about potential carcinogens in their products.
When starchy foods are cooked at high heat, as with potato chips and french fries, a chemical called acrylamide is released. The FDA released a statement in March that acrylamide "can cause cancer in laboratory animals at high doses, although it is not clear whether it causes cancer in humans at the much lower levels found in food."
The lawsuit is brought under a Calfornia law which mandates that manufacturers that produce carcinogens in their products warn consumers.
Scientific studies are not complete, however there is enough to give rise for concern. Time will tell whether the law will apply here, but if so, it is another victory for consumers in the battle to be properly warned about product dangers.