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Like the FDA, the European Union's European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) also published a page about acrylamide, notably saying that a 2015 risk assessment led experts to conclude that the substance "potentially increases the risk of developing cancer for consumers in all age groups," but that "studies on human subjects have provided limited and inconsistent evidence of increased risk of developing cancer." Further, McDonald's restaurants in California are required by the state's Proposition 65 to display a sign that mentions the purported dangers of acrylamide, as users have noted with popular videos

The groups sending a letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb are the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and Truth Initiative

If the nicotine was removed, adult smokers who would otherwise continue smoking would be far less likely to switch to these better alternatives