New EU food safety rules mean paler chips

Golden brown chips, crisps and biscuits are to become paler under new food safety guidelines issued by the European Commission.From April, food businesses and manufacturers must prove they are reducing levels of acrylamide in foods to minimise consumers' exposure to the chemical which has been identified by the World Health Organisation as a cancer risk.It can be found in a wide range of home-cooked and processed foods, including roasted potatoes and root vegetables, crisps, chips, bread, biscui