French Diet Exposes Population to Concerning Levels of Heavy Metals and Acrylamide
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has issued a warning regarding “excessively high” levels of chemical pollutants in the French diet, particularly affecting children. These contaminants include cadmium in breakfast cereals, aluminum in pastries, lead in bread, mercury in fish, and acrylamide in fried and sautéed potatoes. The agency has identified a health risk from three metals and a health concern for lead and acrylamide, based on the findings of the third total diet study (EAT3).
John Q. Hosedrinker