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Acrylamide - An EU Industry Perspective

Acrylamide - An EU Industry Perspective. Andy Crimes [Chairman of CIAA Contaminants Group / Member of CIAA Acrylamide Group] 16 March 2003. Scope. Background Industry Perspective CIAA Action Plan Collection of analytical data Research International co-operation Conclusions. Background.

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Acrylamide - An EU Industry Perspective

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  1. Acrylamide - An EU Industry Perspective Andy Crimes [Chairman of CIAA Contaminants Group / Member of CIAA Acrylamide Group] 16 March 2003

  2. Scope • Background • Industry Perspective • CIAA Action Plan • Collection of analytical data • Research • International co-operation • Conclusions

  3. Background • Toxicology research required • Insufficient data to change dietary advice • Research co-ordination needed • Analytical Methodology • Mechanism[s] of formation • Investigate ways to reduce the overall intake in food

  4. Industry Perspective • Acrylamide produced during cooking • There is a potential safety problem • Not a new risk but a new finding • Industry fully accepts that it has a role to play contributing to appropriate solutions • International issue • Collective stakeholder approach required

  5. Industry Perspective Retailers Consumer Agricultural Production Processing within the Factory Catering Trade Storage, Transport and Distribution

  6. CIAA Action Plan • Collection of analytical data • Research • International co-operation

  7. Collection of analytical data • Development of data template • Product category • Origin of data • Level detected • Detection limit • Cooking parameters [optional] • [Information to assess data quality]

  8. Collection of analytical data • Data collection from wide range of sources • Review of data • Data quality check in progress • Industry analytical data to be submitted to JRC database • Data collection will continue and be submitted to the JRC database

  9. Research / International co-operation • Analysis of research requirements • Methods of analysis • Toxicology • Mechanism[s] of formation and control • Assembly of information on current / planned research work [initiated by UK FSA] • Initiative now taken on by the EC. • Research co-ordination [March 28].

  10. Research / International co-operation • Validated methodology / proficiency testing • Mechanisms of formation • Reduction of acrylamide

  11. Conclusions • Industry progress is being made • Further work needed in all areas, e.g. • Toxicology and Risk Assessment [Global] • Mechanisms of formation • Laboratory to factory level • In-house meal preparation • Research co-ordination • Essential to maintain contact with other non-EU countries

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