Human exposures to acrylamide are below the threshold for carcinogenesis.
Dose-response calculations for a threshold of carcinogenesis in animal studies do not support the notion that acrylamide (ACR) with the present status of consumption in food is carcinogenic for humans. This is in agreement with the recent reassuring epidemiological studies which have shown a lack of correlation between exposure to ACR in food and the incidence of cancer.
Department of Clinical Physiology, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden. thulesius@juno.com
Olav
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Thulesius
William J
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Waddell
D020106:Acrylamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D005504:Food Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced*
D002273:Carcinogens; D020106:Acrylamide