Comment: Another reason to avoid frying foods, and yet another reason to use olive oil as the main cooking oil.
Consumers' food health and safety may be affected by the presence of micro-organisms and toxic substances in foodstuffs. The cause of the presence of toxic substances in food is sometimes due to the fact that these have been subject to processes of degradation. The oxidation or thermal degradation of food lipids causes deterioration in foodstuffs and the generation of toxic substances.
Toxic substances in the oxidation of fats and oils
