Acrylamide
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction concludes there is "negligible concern" for adverse reproductive and developmental effects from exposure to acrylamide in the general population and there is "minimal concern" for acrylamide-induced heritable effects. There is "some concern" for adverse reproductive and developmental effects from occupational exposure to the chemical, the panel says. CERHR assessed the safety of acrylamide, an ingredient used in some cosmetics, during a meeting in May (1"The Rose Sheet" May 17, 2004, p. 9). The expert panel report from this evaluation will be available in about four weeks...