Brown sugar found to have high levels of possible carcinogen

Testing of 19 brands of brown sugar sold in farmers markets and supermarket chains around Taiwan found that they all contain the suspected carcinogen acrylamide (or acrylic amide), and health authorities warned people of consuming too much of it.

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