Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic compounds whose presence in food is due to environmental contamination or to manufacturing processes.
The laboratory searches for the following hydrocarbons:
- Acenaphthene
- Acenaphthylene
- Anthracene
- Benzo (a) anthracene
- Benzo (a) pyrene
- Benzo (b) fluoranthene
- Benzo (and) pyrene
- Benzo (k) fluoranthene
- Benzo (g, h, i) perylene
- Chrysene
- Dibenzo (a, e) pyrene
- Dibenzo (a, h) anthracene
- Dibenzo (a, h) pyrene
- Phenanthrene
- Fluoranthene
- Fluorene
- Indeno (1,2,3-c, d) pyrene
- Naphthalene
- Perylene
- Pyrene
MAIN MATRICES ANALYZED
- Waters intended for human consumption
- Additives, ingredients, preservatives, thickeners
- Organic food
- Infants formulae and baby food
- Aromas
- Alcohol-free drinks
- Coffee and cocoa
- Candies, sweets and sugar products
- Meat and meat products
- Cereals, food flours and grains
- Jams, vegetable preserves
- Flours
- Offal
- Dried fruit
- Mushrooms
- Ice cream and desserts
- Ice
- Grains
- Dietary supplements
- Milk, cheese and other dairy products
- Legumes
- Honey and beekeeping products
- Animal oils and fats
- Olives and derivatives
- Fruit and vegetables and derivatives, fourth range fruit and vegetables
- Pastas
- Pastry and creams
- Fish, fish products and fish preserves
- Dehydrated preparations for tea, infusions and chamomiles
- Herbal products and medicinal plants
- Bakery products
- Gastronomy products
- Frozen products
- Salt
- Sauces and gastronomy products
- Cured meat
- Syrups
- Seeds, oilseeds fruits and extraction flours
- Snacks
- In oil and pickles
- Spices, herbs
- Fruit juices
- Surfaces (buffers, sponge bags, slides, plates)
- Tea, infusions, herbal teas
- Eggs and egg products
- Wines and spirits
- Yogurt
- Sugar and molasses
