Sino-Singapore Jingwei Client, November 3rd. On the 2nd, in response to reports that some of the company’s products contained potential carcinogen acrylamide, the three squirrels issued a statement on the official Weibo saying that the company was deeply troubled and even panicked for bringing to all sectors of society I apologize, the company's original crispy potato products meet the national food safety standards.

Screenshot source: Three Squirrels official Weibo

　　The statement of the three squirrels stated that the Potato Food Professional Committee of the China Food Industry Association stated in the official statement that the baked potato chips produced and sold by related companies are qualified products that meet the national standards. The current detected acrylamide content is It is not enough to cause harm to the human body within the scope of normal consumption of leisure products.

　　The three squirrels also said that the Shenzhen Consumer Council, which conducted the comparative test, issued a statement after the report was released, stating that the content of topics such as "acrylamide exceeding the standard" reported by the media was incorrect and could easily mislead consumers.

　　Previously, the Shenzhen Consumer Council conducted a comparative test on 15 potato chips. Many of the potato chips were found to have acrylamide content exceeding the benchmark level set by the EU, involving brands such as Shanghaojia, Yanjin Shop, and Three Squirrels. .

　　Public information shows that in 1994, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified acrylamide as a category 2A carcinogen and classified it as a possible carcinogen to humans.

　　The Shenzhen Consumer Council stated at the time that there are currently no regulations or standards on the limit of acrylamide in food internationally and domestically.

In 2017, the European Union issued Directive (EU) 2017/2158 to establish mitigation measures and benchmark levels. The benchmark level of acrylamide in potato chips in Annex IV is 750μg/kg.

The baseline level value is a performance indicator used to verify the effectiveness of mitigation measures, not the safety limit of acrylamide in food.

Acrylamide should be taken as little as possible.

　　In addition, the Shenzhen Consumer Council mentioned on the 2nd that because there are currently no regulations or standards for acrylamide in food at home and abroad, there is no so-called excess of acrylamide.

　　In the secondary market, the three squirrels closed at 52.16 yuan per share on the 2nd, down 3.19%, down 18.72% year-to-date, and now have a total market value of 21.1 billion yuan.

(Zhongxin Jingwei APP)