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Critics hammer Commission's draft acrylamide regulation

SAFE (Safe Food Advocacy Europe), Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) and the law firm Client Earth have sent a letter to both the vice president, Frans Timmermans, and the health commissioner, Vytenis Andriukaitis, outlining what they believe are major flaws with the current proposals.

“[…] It remains doubtful that the draft regulation complies with higher ranking law”, the eight-page letter reads. As it stands the proposal also “presents various troubling elements that should be corrected before the approval of as final text”.

For a start, they argue the Commission is using the wrong regulations on which to base the new one, which could see the laws overturned if challenged. Sticking with indicative values is also in violation of one of the EU’s commitment to deliver “a high value of human protection”.

 

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Food Labelling Services comments:

THe main purpose of regulating acrylamide in food is for safety to human health. Therefore it is essential that the maximum permitted levels are established and regulated as appropriate