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Fries and chips had the highest levels, from 16 to 48 micrograms per serving.
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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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• Toast, at 9.8 micrograms per serving, and soft bread, at 2.2.
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• Breakfast cereal, 7.3 micrograms. & w6 C* v5 p$ y# j& ~
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• Cookies, 6.6 micrograms.
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• Coffee, 2 micrograms.
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