Acceptance Levels of Acrylamide according to Commission Regulation (EU)

2017/2158)
Food Benchmark Level [μg/kg]
French Fries (Ready to Eat) 500
Potato Crisps from fresh potatoes and 750
from potato dough. Potato based
crackers and other potato products
from potato dough
Soft Bread
• Wheat based bread 50
• Soft bread other than wheat based 100
bread

Breakfast Cereals (excluding porridge)

• Bran products and whole grain
cereals, gun puffed grain 300
• Wheat and rye based products 300
• Maize, oat, spelt, barley and rice 150
based products

Biscuits and wafers 350

Crackers with the exception of potato 400
based crackers
Crispbread 350
Ginger Bread 800
Products similar to the other products 300
in this category
Roast Coffee 400

Instant Soluble coffee 850

Coffee Substitutes
• Coffee substitutes exclusively from
cereals 500
• Coffee substitutes from a mixture of (2)
cereals and chicory 4000
• Coffee substitutes exclusively from
chicory

Baby foods, processed cereal based 40

foods for infants and young children
excluding biscuits and rusks
Biscuits and rusks for infants and 150
young children