Question 17979 — dangerous products

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Ms Élodie Jacquier-Laforge questions the Minister of Solidarity and Health on the dangers of the presence of acrylamide in food and in particular in foods intended for children. This carcinogenic substance - already considered a public health problem by the European Food Safety Authority in 2015 - is formed when cooking foods rich in starch at high temperatures. The European Office of consumer unions (Beuc), carried out tests in Europe in February 2019 on more than 500 products (crisps, fries, cereals, biscuits, etc.) and all contained it. European regulations clearly do not go far enough to protect consumers, with no binding threshold existing. Le Beuc called on the European Commission in this regard. Faced with the health risks that acrylamide represents, she asks him what the Government intends to implement this with European authorities.

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