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| Product Code | Proficiency Test | Matrix | Approx. Size |
|---|---|---|---|
|
FCCE2-SEA25
|
06150 |
Smoked Fish Product |
50g |
Benz[a]anthracene, Chrysene, Benzo[b]fluoranthene, Benzo[a]pyrene, Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, PAH4 (sum)
Includes PAH4 (sum) - see Commission Regulation (EU) No 835/2011.
The occurrence of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in foodstuffs is a major source of exposure to these carcinogenic compounds for humans.
Given the risk to human health from PAHs in food, the European Commission established maximum levels for PAHs and identified a group of 4 PAHs as indicators based on occurrence and toxicity in EC 1881/2006.
Smoked fish by definition has a higher risk than a large amount of foodstuffs when addressing PAH contamination. This is due to the smoking process associated with smoked fish, which is an ideal opportunity for PAH contamination to occur. Within large scale operations it is crucial to highlight high levels of contamination from which to make the required changes to the manufacturers food processing methods. This can allay financial penalty fears associated with supplying contaminated foodstuffs to consumers.
Within this proficiency test the smoked fish matrix is smoked during our preparation process to provide a more natural contamination giving a more useful proficiency test result compared to synthetic material. Through this we aim to challenge your laboratory processes and give a true representation of your current testing capabilities by giving as close to real world testing as possible.
Fapas proficiency testing is invaluable when addressing potential low quality testing standards, or as part of a well-designed quality assurance procedure. By highlighting areas of improvement or bias quickly and accurately the key decisions to address poor testing abilities can be made rapidly to pass high quality testing to your customers.
This test measures individual PAHs, including the indicators for the occurrence of PAH in food, benzo-α-pyrene (BaP) and PAH4 (benzo-α-pyrene (BaP), benz-α-anthracene (BaA), benzo-β-fluoranthene (BbF) and chrysene (CHR)).
