CalChamber files sensible challenge to acrylamide signs

The California Chamber of Commerce has filed a federal lawsuit to challenge California’s Proposition 65 requirement for warnings that food containing the chemical acrylamide may cause cancer.
The business group is right. Acrylamide is not an additive chemical, it occurs naturally in some foods during cooking or processing. Sources of acrylamide include coffee, baked goods, roasted nuts, toasted bread, grilled asparagus and French fries.
As the American Cancer Society states on its website,