 The American Cancer Society say that laboratory studies have shown that acrylamide is likely to be a carcinogen, but that evidence from epidemiological studies suggest that dietary acrylamide is unlikely to raise the risk of people developing cancer.The World Health Organization (WHO) has set up a clearinghouse for information about acrylamide that includes a database of researchers and data providers; references for research published elsewhere; information updates about the current status of research efforts; and updates on information relevant to the health risk of acrylamide in food.The Heat-generated Food Toxicants (HEATOX) Project was a European Commission-funded multidisciplinary research project running from late 2003 to early 2007.