English Abstract Results are described of the determination of 16 PAHs
in 12 samples of dried subtropical fruits. Apart from one sample bought in
Turkey, all samples were from local retail outlets. Three recovery and one
blank determination were carried out for quality assurance. Apart from two
compounds the average recoveries ranged from 62 to 119% and in the blank no
traces of PAHs were found. In general the total PAH contamination of all
samples was low. The highest total PAH contamination, corrected for
recovery, was found for raisins (N=2) with 9.6 mug/kg and 16.5 mug/kg
respectively. For the other samples the total PAH contamination ranged from
0.6 mug/kg for dates to 7.1 mug/kg for mixed subtropical fruits. Results
demonstrate that drying of subtropical fruits does not introduce a major PAH
contamination problem.
