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White Paper on Acrylamide | ||
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The unexpected discovery of acrylamide in some foodstuffs has caused considerable concern for public health. During the past year researchers from industry, national authorities, the EU Commission and academia have gained increasing insight in understanding the presence, formation and potential risk to public health posed by this finding. In spite of this endeavour, significant gaps in our knowledge remain. On March 28 2003 a workshop was held in Brussels, bringing together approximately 70 experts from the EU and North America, to discuss the state of the science and knowledge, to identify the gaps and to recommend actions where appropriate and possible. These actions concentrate on coordination of research aimed at minimising the presence of acrylamide in food without adding other health risks, estimating the human cancer risk associated with exposure to acrylamide(-rich) foods, risk communication and the establishment of a mechanism for information exchange.
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