The FDA, extrapolating from national diet studies, estimates that seven food types probably account for most exposure.
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( b5 @( } G9 a: B3 y% H# n! e# WFries and chips had the highest levels, from 16 to 48 micrograms per serving. - R. {3 I- h& p4 `) a2 Q1 p3 c
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Other foods made the list with far lower levels because so many people eat so much of them:
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3 c. f+ H( V0 a( i) c, m ?• Toast, at 9.8 micrograms per serving, and soft bread, at 2.2. ( E( c l/ W5 k% o! K# \% T% s
; p, L. x: x" K# B0 D. d% R• Breakfast cereal, 7.3 micrograms.
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7 [. g7 [# Y3 n1 D# o• Cookies, 6.6 micrograms.
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• Coffee, 2 micrograms. 2 A2 k2 B5 e0 N' { [
3 `1 z% D F z% ^( iOther popular foods, including pizza, have yet to be measured for acrylamide |