Why isn the Government of Canada implementing a future use notification for acrylamide?
In the previously-released Risk Management Scope document on acrylamide, the Government of Canada proposed to investigate the need for a notification for new industrial uses of acrylamide. Upon further investigation, Health Canada believes that the risk management measures that are being proposed for acrylamide are sufficient to manage the human exposure and that a future use notification is not necessary. Since 2005, Health Canada has had a risk management strategy aimed at minimizing Canadians’ exposure to acrylamide through food. This approach has included pressing the food industry to develop and implement acrylamide reduction strategies for use by food processors and the food service industry, regularly updating and distributing consumption advice, and coordinating risk management efforts for acrylamide in food with key international food regulatory partners.
