The Consumer Council said it tested 77 samples of pre-packaged and non-prepackaged potato chips, prawn crackers and other crispy snacks. Pre-packaged potato chips and potato sticks had the highest amount of acrylamide. Almost all samples of pre-packaged potato chips and potato sticks were high in fat. The council tested 67 samples of pre-packaged crispy snacks, including 29 packs of potato chips, potato sticks, 13 packs of prawn crackers and prawn sticks, 12 samples of corn chips and corn sticks, seven samples of veggie chips, three samples of quinoa chips, and three samples of sweet potatoes and batata-type chips. As for the 29 types pre-packaged potato snacks, acrylamide was found in all.

Source: The Standard August 17, 2020 06:32 UTC