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  1. Published on: 23/01/2017 07:58 AMReported by: roving-eye
    Food Standards Agency and Olympian Denise Lewis team up to offer advice on minimising levels of the potentially harmful chemical in home cooking.



    Today, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is launching a campaign to ‘Go for Gold’, helping people understand how to minimise exposure to a possible carcinogen called acrylamide when cooking at home.

    Acrylamide is a chemical that is created when many foods, particularly starchy foods like potatoes and bread, are cooked for long periods at high temperatures, such as when baking, frying, grilling, toasting and roasting. The scientific consensus is that acrylamide has the potential to cause cancer in humans.

    The FSA has teamed up with Olympic gold medallist and mother of four, Denise Lewis, to empower people to make small changes to how they cook, to help minimise acrylamide consumption in the home:

    Go for Gold – as a general rule of thumb, aim for a golden yellow colour or lighter when frying, baking, toasting or roasting starchy foods like potatoes, root vegetables and bread.
    Check the pack – follow the cooking instructions carefully when frying or oven-heating packaged food products such as chips, roast potatoes and parsnips. The on-pack instructions are designed to cook the product correctly. This ensures that you aren’t cooking starchy foods for too long or at temperatures which are too high.
    Eat a varied and balanced diet – while we can’t completely avoid risks like acrylamide in food, eating a healthy, balanced diet that includes basing meals on starchy carbohydrates and getting your 5 A Day will help reduce your risk of cancer.
    Don't keep raw potatoes in the fridge - if you intend to roast or fry them. Storing raw potatoes in the fridge can increase overall acrylamide levels. Raw potatoes should ideally be stored in a dark, cool place at temperatures above 6°C.
    Commenting on her involvement with the 'Go for Gold' campaign, Denise Lewis said: ‘As a mum, the wellbeing of my family is my top priority, particularly when it comes to the meals I cook for them at home. With so many factors to consider, it's great that the FSA is helping people to understand the changes we can make to reduce acrylamide in the food we eat regularly at home’.

    The FSA is launching the ‘Go for Gold’ campaign following findings from its Total Diet Study, published today. The results confirm that people in the UK currently consume higher levels of the chemical than is desirable.

    Majority of people are not aware that acrylamide exists
    Steve Wearne, Director of Policy at the Food Standards Agency, commented: ‘Our research indicates that the majority of people are not aware that acrylamide exists, or that they might be able to reduce their personal intake. We want our 'Go for Gold' campaign to highlight the issue so that consumers know how to make the small changes that may reduce their acrylamide consumption whilst still eating plenty of starchy carbohydrates and vegetables as recommended in government healthy eating advice.

    ‘Although there is more to know about the true extent of the acrylamide risk, there is an important job for Government, industry and others to do to help reduce acrylamide intake. This campaign is part of the FSA's wider work to reduce the level of acrylamide that people consume.

    ‘The FSA is continuing to work closely with the food industry to reduce acrylamide in the food you buy, including the development of practical tools like an industry toolkit and codes of practice which will be embedded throughout the food chain.’

    To find out more on acrylamide and to watch our video visit: food.gov.uk/acrylamide

    About the research
    Acrylamide Total Diet Study

    The results of a total diet study looking at acrylamide exposure for the UK population confirm EFSA’s assessment that consumers are currently exposed to higher levels of acrylamide than is desirable and this may contribute to overall lifetime cancer risk.

    Acrylamide and furan ongoing surveillance

    The FSA has been undertaking surveillance on acrylamide since 2007. The most recent results published today cover two full years (2014-15) of data. There are no unexpected or unusual results and the number of (IV) exceedances of acrylamide is consistent with previous years.

    To find out more about our acrylamide research visit: food.gov.uk/science/acrylamide/acrylamide-research

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  3. fossilfred3 says:23/01/2017 11:53 AM
    I've eaten Cremated Toast all my life, My mum was always scraping it into the sink. I am now 70 years old, and am only eating brown toast due to a shortage of TEETH.

  4. del1912 says:23/01/2017 08:16 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by fossilfred3 View Post
    I've eaten Cremated Toast all my life, My mum was always scraping it into the sink. I am now 70 years old, and am only eating brown toast due to a shortage of TEETH.
    Well there you go fossilfred3, it just goes to show, eating burnt toast is bad for your teeth. LOL

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