Un nuevo estudio avala la recomendacion de moderar el consumo de patatas fritas
februari 28, 2009

Un nuevo estudio avala la recomendacion de moderar el consumo de patatas fritas

Un nuevo estudio realizado en Polonia sobre los efectos sobre la salud de la acrilamida en los alimentos indica que podría aumentar el riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular, lo que refuerza la idea de que los alimentos que tengan un alto contenido en est...
 Acrylamide
februari 21, 2009

Acrylamide may go on Canadian toxic substances list

Worries that Canadians might be inadvertently ingesting too much cancer-causing acrylamide from French fries, potato chips and other processed foods has prompted Health Canada to recommend adding the chemical to the country's toxic substances list. Ac...
februari 13, 2009

Additional Evidence That Potato Chips Should Be Eaten Only In Moderation

A new study published in the March 2009 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition by Marek Naruszewicz and colleagues from Poland suggests that acrylamide from foods may increase the risk of heart disease. Acrylamide has been linked previously to nervous ...
 Arena auto-analyzer measures D-fructose and asparagine
november 12, 2008

Thermo Scientific Arena Analysers enable routine measurement of Acrylamide precursors, including Asparagine

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announces the introduction of a new set of highly automated and easy to use applications for potato snack &french fries producers on it’s Thermo Scientific Arena analyzers.
 Acrylamide
september 11, 2008

FSA publishes Process contaminants Survey in Retail products 2007

The British Food Standard Agency published a Food Surveillance Information Sheet on process contaminants in retail products in 2007This Food Surveillance Information Sheet (FSIS) contains the results from the first year of a three-year rolling program...
 Acrylamide
augustus 01, 2008

California attorney general settles acrylamide lawsuit with Frito-Lay, Lance, Kettle Foods and Heinz

California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today settled lawsuits against Heinz, Frito-Lay, Kettle Foods and Lance Inc. after the companies agreed to slash levels of the cancer-causing chemical acrylamide in their potato chips and french fries. “T...
juli 17, 2008

Prince Edward Island: Mandatory crop rotation winning farmers' applause

A mandatory three-year crop rotation could be a real hot potato if the provincial (Prince Edward Island) government attempts to legislate it this fall, suggest some farmers who applaud the Commission on Nitrates in Groundwater report. The report was ma...
 DSM Food Specialties
juli 15, 2008

PreventASe Xtru: DSM's tailormade solution for acrylamide reduction in Extruded snacks

DSM Food Specialties introduces a complete portfolio of application-specific and tailor-made PreventASe™ solutions. PreventASe™ is now available in three formulations covering specific food applications under the following sub-brands: Panna™, Bicra™ an...
juli 07, 2008

Nederlandse overheid zet in op acrylamide en Salmonella

De Nederlandse overheid wil inzetten op bestrijding van Salmonella, Campylobacter, acrylamide en mycotoxinen. Dat staat in de Voedingsnota die de ministers Klink van VWS en Verburg van LNV vrijdag hebben aangeboden. In de Voedingsnota staat dat Nederla...
 Novozymes Acrylaway
juni 24, 2008

Novozymes: Acrylaway industry implementation 'progresses as expected'

Acrylaway, the acrylamide-reducing enzyme from Novozymes, has received approval in a slate of countries worldwide and is now being applied across broad range of bakery and snack products. The Danish enzyme specialist launched Acrylaway to the industry ...
juni 03, 2008

Tainted cooking oil kills 8 in Ethiopia

Authorities closed 16 cooking oil factories in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Tuesday after eight people were killed and scores sickened by food cooked with contaminated oil. In a statement, the Health Ministry said 94 people were in hospital wit...
 acrylamide
juni 02, 2008

EFSA Acrylamide risk opinion remains unchanged

Efforts to reduce acrylamide remain a priority as the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concludes risk assessments regarding the carcinogen will stay the same. EFSA organised a scientific colloquium in Italy last month, to debate how the current po...

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mei 10, 2008

Acrylamide may raise kidney cancer risk

Consuming large amounts of acrylamide, a chemical commonly found in French fries, cakes, snacks and even coffee, appears to raise the risk of kidney cancer, especially in smokers, Dutch researchers report. "Ours is the first report of a positiv...
mei 08, 2008

Dr Mai Tran completes PhD research on fat content of french fries

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EU, Ukraine take action against contaminated sunflower oil

All necessary measures have been taken to remove the contaminated Ukrainian sunflower oil imported into Europe in recent weeks from the market, says the European Commission.   Most of the oil, which was contaminated with a lubricant mineral, has been d...
maart 06, 2008

Acrylamide might not be so harmful

Acrylamide, that surprised scientists when it was discovered in certain foods might not be as big a concern after all, an Augusta researcher said. Dale Sickles, a neurotoxicologist and vice chairman of Cell Biology and Anatomy at Medical College of Ge...
februari 28, 2008

Development and Experimental Validation of a Frying Model to Estimate Acrylamide Levels in French Fries

In this study, a numerical model was developed to simulate frying of potato strips and estimate acrylamide levels in French fries. Heat and mass transfer parameters determined during frying of potato strips and the formation and degradation kinetic par...
januari 23, 2008

FDA petitioned to end Proposition 65 conflict for foods

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