Acrylamide evaluations in EU and USA – FDA Final Guidance on reduction in certain foods

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

On 4 June 2015, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published its first full risk assessment of acrylamide in food. Experts from EFSA’s Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) reconfirmed previous evaluations that acrylamide in food potentially increases the risk of developing cancer for consumers in all age groups. Evidence from animal studies … Continue reading Acrylamide evaluations in EU and USA – FDA Final Guidance on reduction in certain foods

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Written Q&A to EU Commission – Food frauds register?

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Question for written answer to the Commission 16 January 2014 Marc Tarabella (S&D) , Jean Louis Cottigny (S&D) Subject: European Food Fraud Register Could the Commission, as repeatedly called for by the European Parliament, systematically gather data on cases of fraud and exchange good practices with a view to detecting and combatting food fraud? Could the … Continue reading Written Q&A to EU Commission – Food frauds register?