How Far is the Spanish Snack Sector from Meeting the Acrylamide Regulation 2017/2158?

ABSTRACT: In 2017, the European Commission published Regulation 2017/2158 establishing mitigation measures and benchmark levels to reduce acrylamide in foods. Acrylamide was determined in seventy potato crisp samples commercialized in Spain. The aim was to update knowledge about the global situation in the snack sector and evaluate the effectiveness of mitigation strategies applied, especially since the publication of the Regulation. Results were compared with data previously published in 2004, 2008, and 2014, assessing the evolution over recent years. Average acrylamide content in 2019 (664 µg/kg, range 89-1930 μg/kg) was 55.3% lower compared to 2004, 10.3% lower compared to 2008 and practically similar to results from 2014. Results support the effectiveness of mitigation measures implemented by Sp

SUBMITTER: Mesias M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7073576 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature