4 firms to cut levels of carcinogen in foods
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four food manufacturers have agreed to reduce levels of a cancer-causing chemical in their potato chips and french fries in a settlement with the state of California.
The California attorney general's office announced the deals Friday with Heinz, Frito-Lay, Kettle Foods and Lance Inc.
The lawsuits were filed under a state law that requires companies to post warnings about carcinogens in their products.
The attorney general's office sued the manufacturers and several fast-food companies in 2005 because their products contained high levels of acrylamide.
The office says the companies agreed to lower the levels and pay a combined $3 million in fines.
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Well. How very fortunate for the consumer that they will be "...
sick us | Aug. 3, 2008 at 6:36 a.m.
