Cancerous Chips??!

Ever wonder what the consequences were for eating those potato chips were beside getting more calories into your system? Well take a guess.

In 2006 Frito Lay was sued by a consumer for deceptive labeling on their "light" potato chips. The chips were to have contain olestra, "a fat substitute that causes stomach cramps, diarrhea and other digestive problems." [1]

In 2008, The state of California filed a lawsuit against Frito Lay and two other companies for having high level of Acrylamide, a chemical that can form in some foods during high-temperature cooking processes, such as frying, roasting, and baking.[2][3] Frito Lay chips were to contain 1% of Acrylamide, which rather high compare to other potato chip brands.

Frito Lay have change and use less Acrylamide to help us stay as healthy as we can. For more information concerning more ingredients involved in the making, got to their website to learn more. Another warning for the faithful vegetarians and vegans, although not dangerous, please be aware of that their chips do have animal enzymes to give the chips a unique taste. [4]



[1] "Frito-Lay changes labels to avoid olestra lawsuit." Food Ingredients - Yeast, Sweeteners, Food fibers, Flavors. Web. 08 Dec. 2009. .
[2] "California Settles with Frito-Lay and Others Over Acrylamide -." Associated Content - associatedcontent.com. Web. 08 Dec. 2009. .
[3] Chemistry and Safety of Acrylamide in Food (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology) (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology). New York: Springer, 2005. Print.
[4] "Seasoned Products Made Without Porcine Enzymes." Frito-Lay. Web. 08Dec. 2009. .