Heatox project completed: brings new pieces to the Acrylamide Puzzle

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Heatox project brings new pieces of the acrylamide puzzle

Noviembre 26, 2007

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Press release Heatox

Acrylamide formation in heated food became a totally new research field, when its presence in various foods was revealed in 2002.

The EU Commission reacted swiftly and in DG Research Framework Programme 6 (FP6) a strategic targeted research project, HEATOX, was established. The three-year project included 24 partners from 14 countries, mostly universities and research institutes, but also authorities and a European consumer organisation.

These are conclusions of the European research project HEATOX:

Increasing toxicological evidence suggests that acrylamide in food might be a cancer risk factor.
There are ways to decrease exposure to acrylamide, but not to eliminate it.
Sufficient analytical methods to detect acrylamide in relevant foods are now available.
Acrylamide is not the only risk factor in cooked foods.