A WORCESTERSHIRE MEP has accused meddling EU bureaucrats of "cooking up trouble in the kitchen" - after issuing advice on how to cook TOAST.

James Carver, who was elected to the European Parliament back in June for UKIP, says Eurocrats are wrong to issue a health warning over eating burned toast.

Last week the European Food Safety Authority published advice recommending it should only be eaten when it is a light brown colour or it could increase the risk of cancer.

A report has concluded that acrylamide, a chemical which is produced naturally in food as a result of cooking starch-rich items at high temperatures, potentially increases the risk of cancer.

The guidance has been circulated to EU countries in the hope nations like the UK will publicise it more widely via the Department of Health.

Mr Carver said: "Common sense seems to have gone out of the window. "We now live in an age when packets of peanuts carry warnings that they may contain nuts.

"All the EU seems to do is meddle and interfere.

"Recently Brussels' bureaucrats have gone from banning powerful vacuum cleaners to now telling us how we should cook our toast - it's just ludicrous.

"Our legislation and laws should be made in Westminster not by meddling Eurocrats."

The European Food Safety Authority has stuck to its guns, saying the advice is being extended to dark chips and instant coffee.

The chemical is mainly found in crisps, savoury snacks, chips, soft and crispy breads, biscuits, crackers, cakes, cereals and coffee.

Britain's Food Standards Agency has defended the report by recommending the advice be followed.

A spokesman said: "Consumers are not advised to stop eating any of the foods which are known to contain acrylamide but to follow advice on a healthy, balanced diet to minimise exposure."

Cancer Research UK says the evidence around acrylamide being harmful has been shown up in studies over rats and mice.