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From poisoned party to toxic toast: How to get nerve poison out of your food

By Sydney Ross Singer on October 17, 2022

Delicious food should be something you “die for” not something you die from. 

There are two sources of poison in your food. One is from the food itself. The other is from the way it…

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Food risk survey shows low awareness of Campylobacter

By Joe Whitworth on February 18, 2021

There is low awareness of Campylobacter and its impact despite it being the main cause of food poisoning in the UK, according to a project on how people perceive food-related risks.

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ANSES finds system to monitor chemicals in food largely effective

By Joe Whitworth on January 15, 2020

The system for monitoring chemical contamination of food in France works well most of the time but has some gaps, according to ANSES.

The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)…
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No cancer warnings required on coffee sold in California after all

By Dan Flynn on June 5, 2019

California is officially taking a “Roseanne Roseannadanna” approach with a big “nevermind” about those cancer warnings that were supposed to go on coffee.

Like burning toast, roasting coffee beans produces trace amounts of acrylamide, a…
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Firms rush to market with acrylamide control product ahead of new regs

By Dan Flynn on February 7, 2019

No one knew acrylamide even existed until it was discovered in 2002. It’s been around close to forever, though. Awareness of the chemical raised a problem. It is “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen,”…
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Go ahead, bend your elbows for that morning fix: Coffee’s OK

By Kelsey M. Mackin on April 5, 2018

Java enthusiasts can brew in peace as new research shows that the presence of acrylamide, a known carcinogenic chemical, in nine of the top selling coffee brands is undetectable.

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UK prepares to comply with Europe’s new acrylamide rules

By News Desk on November 30, 2017

Food businesses in Europe must take “practical steps” to manage acrylamide within their food safety management systems beginning in April. New European Union legislation describes “practical measures” food businesses must take to mitigate acrylamide formation…
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EU to set acrylamide benchmarks in 2018: Don’t burn the toast

By Dan Flynn on July 27, 2017

The European Union and the United States are taking different approaches to a fairly recently discovered chemical that’s been in food as long as men and women have been cooking with fire.

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FDA Offers Industry Guidance on Acrylamide in Food

By News Desk on November 15, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued draft guidance for industry on how to reduce levels of acrylamide in certain foods to help mitigate potential human health risks. Acrylamide forms from a chemical…
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“Secret” Yeast Additive Gets GRAS Approval

By News Desk on September 6, 2012

Acrylamide-preventing yeast strains might not sound like something worth celebrating, but do not tell that to the folks at Functional Technologies Corp. Acrylamide is a known lethal neurotoxin that sometimes occurs in cooked starchy foods,…
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