The present work aims at disclosing the capability of some fast foods in
inducing clastogenic effect assessed by analysis of chromosomes of Allium cepa and Vicia
faba genome, and mutagenic effect assessed by in vivo induction of sister chromatid
exchanges in mice genome. To achieve such a purpose Corn chips; Potato chips Burger and
mice were locally purshased and used. The present investigation showed that the tested fast
foods were proven to be clastogenic agents, since they were capable to interfere with spindle
fibers, and C-metaphases were observed, giving a strong evidence that the water-soluble
fraction of potato and corn chips as well as of Burger contained contaminants capable to
interact with chromosomes arid spindle fibers as well. However they have mutagenic activity
as sister chromatid exchanges revealed obtained since positive frequencies of SCEs were
observed.