| science communication and the swedish acrylamide "alarm". | on april 24, 2002 the swedish national food administration along with a group of researchers at the university of stockholm raised an alarm regarding potential health risks associated with eating fried and baked foods such as potatoes and bread. scientists had found high levels of acrylamide (up to 500 times more acrylamide than that allowed in drinking water by the world health organisation), a substance widely believed to cause cancer, in cooked high starch foods. the outcomes of this "alarm" ... | 2003 | 14530144 |