The Sound of Panic: A Deeper Look at Consumer Reports' Latest Snack Food Report Consumer Reports has released a report testing popular packaged snack foods for contaminants such as acrylamide, glycidyl esters, and phthalates.
At first glance, the findings may seem alarming, but they are more nuanced than the headlines suggest.
Acrylamide is the most prominent contaminant of concern, having been linked to neurotoxicity and cancer in animal studies.