Why you shouldn't eat burnt toast or crispy spuds

Beware the crispy roast potato and the crunchy slice of toast. Both contain worryingly high levels of a cancer-causing chemical.

Anew study by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the Government's food safety watchdog, measured the amount of acrylamide - a cancer-causing toxin - in roast potatoes, chips and toast cooked in the home.

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