Acrylamide is the cancer causing substance that was in the news a couple
days ago. It is formed when starches are cooked at high heat or for a long
time, but not at the lower temperatures reached when boiling.
This is the press release, and a link near the bottom takes one to many
other pages on this.
http://192.71.90.8/engakrylpressmeddelande.htm
Don.