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POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN PRODUCTS OF A BEET SUGAR FACTORY IN VOJVODINA: LEVELS AND INTAKES

The levels of 16 EPA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were investigated in samples of sugar beets and their products representative for a beet sugar factory located in the central part of Vojvodina, the main agricultural region in Serbia. The sum of the detected PAHs ranged from 51 pg g −1 ww for molasses to 391 pg g −1 ww for dried sugar beet pulp. The concentration of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) for all sample types was about or less than 100 pg g −1 ww, which is far less than the existing Serbian and EU tolerances set for some foodstuffs. The Serbian intake of BaP via total sugar consumption that ranged from 70–85 g per capita day −1 , was assessed to be from 0.029 to 0.035 ng kg −1 b.w. day −1 . Furthermore, the toxic equivalency factor (TEF) approach was used to estimate the carcinogenicity of PAH mixture found in analyzed samples.