Monitoring of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in food ...

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Food Additives and Contaminants
Table 6. Examples of daily intake levels of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) with supplements, when used according to the
recommended use level as stated on the label, sampled in 2003 up to and including 2007.
Supplement type BaP (µ g kg-1 ) Year of analysis Maximum dose Unit weight (g) Intake BaP
(No. of units)
(ng day-1 )
1. Bee propolis 18.9 2003 4 0.504 38.1
2. Ginkgo biloba 64.4 2003 1 0.235 15.1
3. Green tea 29.5 2004 4 0.385 45.4
4. Green tea 145 2004 4 0.388 225
5. Green tea 39.3 2003 2 0.426 33.5
6. Multi-ingredient botanical 23 2003 2 1.21 55.6
7. Multivitamin with botanicals 43.4 2003 3 1.76 229
8. Natural vitamin E 63.4 2004 2 0.511 64.8
9. Natural vitamin E 74.6 2003 6 0.827 370
10. St John’s wort 28.9 2003 2 0.571 33.0
11. St John’s wort 90 2003 1 0.278 25.0
12. Valerian 17.1 2003 6 0.300 30.8
13. Valerian 21.4 2003 3 0.479 30.8
14. Valerian 29.8 2004 4 0.225 26.8
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