ANALYSIS OF CONTENT OF POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN SELECTED GROUPS OF FOOD PRODUCTS (BY THE EXAMPLE OF BENZ(A)PYRENE)
Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), in particular benz(a)pyrene (BP), according to the classification of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, belong to the 1 group of carcinogenic substances for humans. The content of BP in individual food groups was studied. The excess of hygienic standards was not revealed. The median BP content was from 0.0065 ^g/kg in cocoa processing products to 0.20 |ig/kg in fat-and-oil products. The maximum levels of contamination of BP by the 95<sup>th</sup> percentile are fixed in fat-and-oil products (1.29 ^g/kg), smoked meat products (0.99 ^g/kg) and cheeses (0.61 ^g/kg)