Determination of the level of benzo[a]pyrene in fatty foods and food supplements

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 709-714

  van der Wielen, Jacqueline C A ^a   Jansen, J T A ^a   Martena, M J ^a   De Groot, H N ^a   In't Veld, P H ^a  

^a Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benzo a pyrene (BaP); Fluorescence detection; Food supplements; Oils; Quantification; Routine liquid chromatography method; Validation

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; EDIBLE OIL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NETHERLANDS; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

BENZO(A)PYRENE; CARCINOGENS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; PLANT OILS;

EID: 33745082158     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030600631869     Document Type: Article

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