The FDA, extrapolating from national diet studies, estimates that seven food types probably account for most exposure. $ T! J' j% J8 Y; I+ z" o
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Other foods made the list with far lower levels because so many people eat so much of them: $ v4 k8 R8 \# d6 P
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• Toast, at 9.8 micrograms per serving, and soft bread, at 2.2.
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# T6 }6 V, m# X5 [# H; t% Z• Breakfast cereal, 7.3 micrograms. " m" V# }1 l* k' R0 x- X
! Y. P! Y* N& e• Cookies, 6.6 micrograms. 2 B3 Y5 I) d, n9 q4 e! ~
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• Coffee, 2 micrograms.
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Other popular foods, including pizza, have yet to be measured for acrylamide |