Acknowledgements
This Editorial was presented at the EC-DG SANCO (European Commission, Directorate General Health and Consumer Protection)/CIAA (European Food and Drink Federation) organized Workshop on ‘Acrylamide’, 16–17 March 2006; and at the Joint EC-SANCO/EFSA (European Food Safety Authority)/ EC-DG JRC (European Commission, Directorate General Joint Research Centre) Workshop on ‘Furan in Food’, 19 May 2006).