Acrylamide WisdomCard™

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  1. U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Acrylamide Questions and Answers cfsan.fda.gov - Acrylamide Questions and Answers
  2. ScienceDaily: Acrylamide In Food May Increase Risk Of Breast Cancer, New Findings Suggest{{linkdate|Jan. 16, 2008}} sciencedaily.com - Acrylamide In Food May Increase Risk Of Breast Cancer, New Findings Suggest{{linkdate|Jan. 16, 2008}}
  3. World Health Organization: Frequently Asked Questions-Acrylamide in Food who.int - Frequently Asked Questions-Acrylamide in Food
  4. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment: Acrylamide Information oehha.org - Acrylamide Information
  5. Oxford Journals: Acrylamide-Induced Cellular Transformation toxsci.oxfordjournals.org - Acrylamide-Induced Cellular Transformation
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Research Notes on Acrylamide


Acrylamide is a white odourless crystalline solid, soluble in water, ethanol, ether and chloroform. Acrylamide is incompatible with acids, bases, oxidizing agents, iron and iron salts. It decomposes non-thermally to form ammonia.Thermal decomposition produces carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and oxides of nitrogen. Read more at Wikipedia

Fast Facts:

  • Acrylamide is found in cigarette smoke.1
  • It is known to cause cancer in animals.2
  • Acrylamide is used in paper products, glue and in soil stabilizers.

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Acrylamide Questions and Answers
  2. ↑ World Health Organization: Information on Acrylamide

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