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  • Crisps contain high levels of carcinogen

    Crisps contain high levels of carcinogen

    Almost a third of potato crisp products contain the carcinogen acrylamide at levels that exceed EU recommendations, new research has found. A study by Changing Markets found that 16 out of 92 products from major UK snack brands and own… Read More

  • Acrylamide: a hot potato for the EU

    Acrylamide: a hot potato for the EU

    Commissioners are trying to untangle a messy situation regarding rules for the food contaminant – and neither industry nor health campaigners are happy. The European Commission wants to introduce new regulations to reduce levels of acrylamide in certain foods. The… Read More