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Analysis of UK Total Diet Samples for Acrylamide

Objective

The Total Diet Study is a model of the average domestic diet in the UK.
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Twenty different food groups from the UK Total Diet Study 2003 will be analysed for acrylamide using an extraction, bromination, GC-MS method. Following the survey these data could be used to estimate an average intake of acrylamide in the UK diet.

More information

Acrylamide is formed in starch-rich foods which have been cooked or processed at a high temperature. These foods include crisps, chips, bread and crispbread. Acrylamide is known to cause cancer in animals and its presence in some foods may harm people's health.
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Acrylamide has been classified as a potential genotoxic carcinogen and hence levels of acrylamide in foods should be as low as reasonably achievable. By obtaining data on the estimated levels of acrylamide in the UK diet this could then potentially be used to inform risk assessment.
<p>Find more about this project and other FSA food safety-related projects at the <a href="http://www.food.gov.uk/science/research/&quot; target="_blank">Food

Standards Agency Research webpage</a>.

Institution
Central Science Laboratory
Start date
2004
End date
2004
Funding Source
Food Standards Agency
Project number
C04037
Categories
Sanitation and Quality Standards
Risk Assessment, Management, and Communication