Is acrylamide in chips a CCP?
Hello everyone, I am working in a chips manufacturing company. I want to know whether acrylamide in chips is a ccp or not?
Yes.
Due to it being highly toxic and possibly carcinogenic.
Hello everyone, I am working in a chips manufacturing company. I want to know whether acrylamide in chips is a ccp or not?
Does it lead to a significant hazard? (Chemical, Physical, biological) if not reduced or eliminated?
You will need to do some research.
I disagree with acrylamide being a CCP. Acrylamide has probably always been a by-product of sugar heating, but wasn't observed until the early 2000s. It also would only be toxic/carcinogenic if present in high levels of food over a long period of time.
Acrylamide is a naturally occuring by-product of highly heating products that contain sugars. Acrylamide is a chemical of concern for Prop 65, and products should be labeled with the warning statement if not meeting requirements for Prop 65.
The US FDA does not assign any maximum limits for acrylamide concentration in foods, nor have they assigned an action level for acrylamide content.
I do believe this should be listed in the HACCP plan as part of the hazard analysis for chemical hazards, and actions you take for reduction of acrylamide (perhaps adding in a processing aid to limit acrylamide production, cooking at lower temperatures, and/or product labeling) should be listed.
Please be sure that you have done your testing and know the acrylamide content of your products, and have done all due diligence to ensure the products meet compliance to Prop 65 regulations. Labeling is probably going to be the most critical compliance measure you can take, as it is could be hard to prove your compliance unless you have done significant work to ensure your products satisfy Prop 65 regulations.
QAGB
Hi,
IMO acrylamide is not a CCP - and we don't handle it as such in baking industry.
Pls look into the definition of CCP and your control options.
Rgds
moskito
I agree it is not a CCP and there are no requirements as of yet for any testing that is required. However we do test product annually due to prop 65 but those results are shared with no one at this time. All testing has to go to an outside lab as I doubt any food plant would have the set up to conduct such testing.
there are no requirements as of yet for any testing that is required.
This isn't necessarily the case everywhere - for some products sold in the EU, analysis is required under Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2158:
1. Food business operators referred to in Article 2(1) shall establish a program for their own sampling and analysis of the levels of acrylamide in the foodstuffs listed in Article 1(2).
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4. Food business operators referred to in Article 2(1) and (3) shall perform sampling and analysis to determine the level of acrylamide in foodstuffs in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex III and shall record the results of sampling and analysis.
Full details: https://eur-lex.euro...elex:32017R2158