International news about Acrylamide

In these modern times of convenience food products, it has become clear that obesity has become a large problem worldwide. Facts are that childhood obesity has more than doubled and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years. Florigo has detected this in an early stage and has focussed its innovtion resources on the redcution of fat and acrylamide. Questions like:

• Can Fried Food be Healthy?
• What is the relation between Fried Foods, Acrylamide and Cancer?
• Is there such a thing as a healthy French Fry or a healthy snack like chips?

are difficult to answer. In order for you to have a better understanding we have listed some articles below from well-known institutes explaining their point of view.

FDA

http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/ChemicalContaminants/ucm053519.htm

EFSA

http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/130715.htm

Foodwatch

http://www.foodwatch.org/de/informieren/acrylamid/mehr-zum-thema/foodwatch-forderungen/?sword_list%5B0%5D=acrylamid

WHO

http://www.who.int/foodsafety/chem/chemicals/acrylamide/en/

Food Standards Agency

http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2012/apr/acrylamide#.Ue49F430H-s

Der Spiegel

http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/mensch/schwedische-acrylamid-studie-entwarnung-fuer-pommes-a-232655.html

Daily Mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2311934/Cancer-risk-chemical-KFC-fries-crisps-cereal.html

Consumentenbond

http://www.consumentenbond.nl/morello-bestanden/gidsarchief/gezondgids/2013/ng201304p08_Test_acrylamide_in_voeding.pdf;jsessionid=E1AB065ECA937FEDA80AE2EE62EA9E57?bodyClass=dossiers+overview

Official journal of the European Union about recommendations on investigations into the levels of acrylamide in food

Acrylamide_recommendations_per_12-11-2013.pdf