Sunday, September 01, 2002

Cancer Fear Over Coffee

Traces of a substance which may cause human cancer have been found in coffee.

Researchers for German ecology magazine Oeko-Test found acrylamide, well known as a probable cancer-causing agent, in all 24 brands of ground coffee and seven brands of espresso they tested.

But they said the concentration was not as high as in fatty foods such as potato crisps, french fries or bread.

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