Lactic acid bacteria to lower risk of cancer

A small research-based Norwegian company has developed a method to reduce the formation of the carcinogenic compound acrylamide during industrial production of potatoes and coffee. International food giants are paying attention.

In 2002 Swedish researchers found that the carcinogenic compound acrylamide was present in many foods – a discovery that grabbed international headlines and frightened consumers and food safety authorities around the world. What these production foods had in common was high-temperature cooking which formed a crust or browning reaction. The acrylamide issue has had dramatic consequences for the manufacturers involved.

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Source: Research Council of Norway