CHEM 181 Chapter : woc 18- acrylamide in fried and baked foods.docx
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Acrylamide in fried and baked foods- pages 276-279. Farmers in bjare peninsula noticed that some of their animals just staggered about. Fish breeders in the area also complained about a lot of dead fish: they blamed a sealant used to make a tunnel waterproof, which contained polyacrylamide. The polymer is not dangerous, but acrylamide is and polyacrylamide is made by joining up acrylamide: however polymerization is not always complete, and some acrylamide is left. Acrylamide can show up in drinking water, therefore its toxicity is extensively studied. Polyacrylamide is used in water treatment to trap suspended impurities. Who listed a max dose of 0. 5 ppbillion in drinking water. It can cause tumors and neurological problems when given to test animals. much higher in bjare: workers in the tunnels had also been complaining of numbness in the extremities, a likely sign of acrylamide toxicity.