<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Cereal products are the most consumed in Romania being the main contributors to daily acrylamide exposure. The paper aims to present for the first time a general situation regarding the evolution of the acrylamide levels content from cereal products, on the Romanian market, during 2017-2018 periods, as a result of legislative measures imposed by the European Union (EU). For this purpose, the levels of acrylamide in 55 selected cereal products samples were evaluated. The cereal products analyzed were grouped in biscuits, confectionery, expanded cereals, bakery products and specialties. The acrylamide content from the cereal products were detected using GC-MS/MS method. The highest level of acrylamide was found in biscuits, whereas the lowest level was determined in bakery products. The most of the cereal products samples analyzed (90.9%) was below the reference levels established by the EU Regulation for the acrylamide level from 2017 EC (2013/647/EU) and 2018 EC (2017/2158/ EU). From the 55 cereal products analyzed, only 5 biscuits samples exceeded the reference levels established by the European Commission, one in 2017 and four in 2018 period.</p></abstract>

Cereal products are the most consumed in Romania being the main contributors to daily acrylamide exposure. The paper aims to present for the first time a general situation regarding the evolution of the acrylamide levels content from cereal products, on the Romanian market, during 2017-2018 periods, as a result of legislative measures imposed by the European Union (EU). For this purpose, the levels of acrylamide in 55 selected cereal products samples were evaluated. The cereal products analyzed were grouped in biscuits, confectionery, expanded cereals, bakery products and specialties. The acrylamide content from the cereal products were detected using GC-MS/MS method. The highest level of acrylamide was found in biscuits, whereas the lowest level was determined in bakery products. The most of the cereal products samples analyzed (90.9%) was below the reference levels established by the EU Regulation for the acrylamide level from 2017 EC (2013/647/EU) and 2018 EC (2017/2158/ EU). From the 55 cereal products analyzed, only 5 biscuits samples exceeded the reference levels established by the European Commission, one in 2017 and four in 2018 period.

Evaluation of acrylamide levels in cereal products from the Romanian market during the 2017 and 2018 period

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Cereal products are the most consumed in Romania being the main contributors to daily acrylamide exposure. The paper aims to present for the first time a...

Parameter	Cereals products type					F value
Parameter	Biscuits	Confectionary	Bakery	Expanded cereals	Specialties	F value
Acrylamide (μg/kg)	330.7 (24.1-549.2)	28.3 (9.2-99.3)	27 (6.1-85.4)	54.0 (48.0-60)	188 (0)	26.26 p < 0.001

Cereal products	Year
	Indicative value 2013 (ppb)	Indicative value 2017 (ppb)
Bread made from wheat	80	50
Soft bread, other than wheat bread	150	100
Biscuits and waffles	500	350
Crackers, except potato-based ones	500	400
Crunchy bread called Knäckebrot	450	350
Gingerbread	1000	800
Products similar to other products in this category	500	300

Parameter	Year		F value
Parameter	2017	2018	F value
Acrylamide (μg/kg)	355.4 (10-538.1)^a	91.03 (9-509.5)^a	0.2^ns

Product	Linear range	R²	LOD (μg/kg)	LOQ (μg/kg)	Recovery (%)
Bread and similar	7.23 – 312.88 μg/kg	0.998	2.41	7.23	93.68 – 102.93
Biscuits and similar	17.59 – 2191.41 μg/kg	0.999	4.63	13.89	93.68 – 102.93

Evaluation of acrylamide levels in cereal products from the Romanian market during the 2017 and 2018 period

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Jul 19, 2020

Page range: 127 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebtj-2020-0014

Keywords
acrylamide, exposure, risk assessment, public health

© 2020 Cristina Sarion, Adriana Dabija, Mircea Oroian, Mioara Negoiță, Georgiana Gabriela Codină, published by Sciendo

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Analysis of variance of acrylamide level in cereal products type on the Romanian market

Indicative values and benchmark levels for AA in cereal products set by the European Commission

Analysis of variance of acrylamide level in cereal products on the Romanian market on 2017 and 2018 period

The linear range, limit of detection, recovery and precision of the method for acrylamide determination in bread and similar, biscuits and similar, respectively

Evaluation of acrylamide levels in cereal products from the Romanian market during the 2017 and 2018 period

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Jul 19, 2020

Page range: 127 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebtj-2020-0014

Keywordsacrylamide, exposure, risk assessment, public health

© 2020 Cristina Sarion, Adriana Dabija, Mircea Oroian, Mioara Negoiță, Georgiana Gabriela Codină, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Analysis of variance of acrylamide level in cereal products type on the Romanian market

Indicative values and benchmark levels for AA in cereal products set by the European Commission

Analysis of variance of acrylamide level in cereal products on the Romanian market on 2017 and 2018 period

The linear range, limit of detection, recovery and precision of the method for acrylamide determination in bread and similar, biscuits and similar, respectively

Keywords
acrylamide, exposure, risk assessment, public health