2. Acrylamide formation: Research and outreach

• National Center for Food Safety and Technology (NCFST) and CFSAN are investigating:

  • Mechanisms of acrylamide formation
  • Processes for reducing formation
  • NCFST is an FDA-Academia-Industry consortium

• FDA is working with the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) to foster

  • Data needs discussions and data sharing relevant to formation mechanism and effects of processing

• FDA will interact with industry to:

  • Conduct research on acrylamide formation and reduction
  • Adapt processes that safely reduce acrylamide