Nestle Coffee detects carcinogen acrylamide in the UK

Chinanews.com, April 24 (Reporter Lan Yu) according to media reports, recently, the British Food Standards Agency tested 248 food samples and found that the content of acrylamide, a carcinogen in 13 kinds of food, is on the rise. Nestl é, Heinz and many other well-known food companies have been warned by the British Food Standards Agency, excessive varieties involving instant coffee, potato chips and crackers and so on. In this regard, Nestl é China (Weibo) said in a statement to Chinanews.com on the afternoon of the 23rd that the company is committed to developing new production methods to reduce the content of acrylamide in coffee and strictly abide by Chinese industry standards.

Two Nestl é coffees were found to contain the carcinogen acrylamide

Britain's Food Standards Agency recently tested 248 food samples and found an upward trend in the content of acrylamide, a carcinogen in 13 kinds of food, the legal Evening News reported on the 23rd. Many well-known food companies have been warned by the British Food Standards Agency. These include two Nestle products: Nestle Gold flavor freeze-dried decaffeinated instant coffee and Nestle Gold flavor freeze-dried instant coffee.

Studies have shown that fried or baked starchy foods, such as potatoes and cereals, produce high levels of acrylamide. World Health Organization (WHO) experts point out that acrylamide has been linked to a variety of cancers, including bowel cancer, bladder cancer and kidney disease, and may lead to infertility and loss of muscle control. In 2002, scientists learned that the chemical was found in certain foods, and since then they have been urging the food industry to reduce the content.

But tests confirmed that acrylamide levels in a variety of foods, including potato chips, ready-to-drink coffee, bread, biscuits, fried potato chips, breakfast cereals and baby foods, did not decrease.

Reported that the British Food Standards Agency said that these products do not pose any real-time risk to the public, people do not need to change their eating habits. But long-term intake may increase the risk of cancer, so food companies are required to reduce acrylamide levels.

Nestle announced that it complies with Chinese laws and regulations and industry standards.

Nestl é China said in a statement to Chinanews.com on the afternoon of the 23rd that the company is committed to developing new production methods to reduce the content of acrylamide in coffee and strictly abide by Chinese industry standards.

"acrylamide" is widely found in many processed foods, Nestl é said in a statement. It is not an additive or ingredient in food, but is naturally formed in the form of by-products whenever foods rich in carbohydrates are cooked or heated at high temperatures. It has existed since humans began to cook or heat food, but the scientific and medical community have only noticed the presence of the compound in carbohydrate-rich processed foods and home-baked, fried or baked foods only in the last decade.

Nestl é's global R & D department is concerned about the potential risk of acrylamide intake and has identified related topics and invested money to study the formation of "acrylamide" when roasting coffee, the statement said. and is committed to developing new production methods to reduce the content of acrylamide in coffee.

The statement also said that Nestl é complies with Chinese laws, regulations and industry standards, as well as Nestl é's international quality assurance regulations, and is committed to providing safe products to consumers. (Chinanews.com Financial Center)

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Recently, the British Food Standards Agency (Food Standards Agency) reported on possible risks associated with a compound called Acrylamide, covering daily foods such as French fries, coffee and cereals.

Acrylamide is widely found in many processed foods. It is not an additive or ingredient in food, but is naturally formed in the form of by-products whenever foods rich in carbohydrates are cooked or heated at high temperatures. It has existed since humans began to cook or heat food, but the scientific and medical community have only noticed the presence of the compound in carbohydrate-rich processed foods and home-baked, fried or baked foods only in the last decade. Since then, Nestl é's global R & D department immediately began to pay attention to the potential risks of acrylamide intake, established related topics, and continued to work with the scientific research community and government health authorities to actively invest a large amount of money to study the formation of "acrylamide" during coffee roasting and to develop new production methods to reduce the content of acrylamide in coffee.

Nestl é supports the views of the World Health Organization and many well-known food safety experts, advising consumers to eat a balanced and healthy diet consisting of a variety of foods to reduce their daily intake of acrylamide.

Over the past 30 years, a large number of scientific studies have confirmed that moderate consumption of coffee is safe, and it is increasingly believed that it may be beneficial to health. For example, coffee is naturally rich in antioxidants. As part of a balanced diet, drinking coffee normally is safe for your health.

Nestl é has been strictly abiding by Chinese laws and regulations and industry standards as well as Nestl é's strict international quality assurance regulations, and is committed to providing our consumers with safe and high quality products.

Nestl é China Co., Ltd.

April 23, 2012

(responsible Editor: Leo)