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The information in the archive was published by MAFF, Department of Health and the
Scottish Executive before April 1st 2000 when the Food Standards
Agency was established.
Food Surveillance Information Sheet Number 58
| Table 1: Concentrations (µg/kg) of
aromatic hydrocarbons in ten samples of each food group from the 1993 Total Diet
Study |
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Food group
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Benzene
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Toluene |
Ethylbenzene
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p/m-Xylene |
o-Xylene |
|
Range
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Mean
|
Range
|
Mean
|
Range
|
Mean
|
Range
|
Mean
|
Range
|
Mean
|
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Carcase meat
|
1 - 7
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3
|
2 - 6
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4
|
<2 - 3
|
<2
|
<2 - 7
|
3
|
all <2
|
<2
|
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Offal
|
3 - 18
|
6
|
6 - 39
|
14
|
<2 - 5
|
3
|
<2 - 12
|
4
|
<2 - 3
|
2
|
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Meat products
|
2 - 8
|
5
|
8 - 24
|
14
|
<2 - 10
|
4
|
<2 - 30
|
7
|
<2 - 19
|
5
|
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Poultry
|
1 - 4
|
3
|
7 - 31
|
15
|
<2 - 6
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4
|
<2 - 34
|
11
|
2 - 7
|
4
|
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Fish
|
2 - 13
|
6
|
15 - 76
|
26
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<2 - 5
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4
|
<2 - 19
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5
|
<2 - 9
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3
|
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Eggs
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all <1
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<1
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4 - 12
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7
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all <2
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<2
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<2 - 2
|
<2
|
all <2
|
<2
|
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Milk
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all <1
|
<1
|
2 - 7
|
4
|
all <2
|
<2
|
<2 - 2
|
<2
|
all <2
|
<2
|
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Milk products
|
<1 - 1
|
1
|
12 - 23
|
17
|
all <2
|
<2
|
all <2
|
<2
|
<2 - 3
|
2
|
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Bread
|
all <1
|
<1
|
1 - 9
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4
|
all <2
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<2
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<2 - 14
|
3
|
<2 - 6
|
2
|
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Other cereals
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all <1
|
<1
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4 - 11
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7
|
<2 - 2
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<2
|
<2 - 7
|
3
|
<2 - 5
|
3
|
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Oils & fats
|
<1 - 1
|
<1
|
8 - 30
|
20
|
all <2
|
<2
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<2 - 3
|
2
|
all <2
|
<2
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Sugars
|
all <1
|
<1
|
4 - 19
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8
|
<2 - 2
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<2
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all <2
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<2
|
<2 - 3
|
2
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Green vegetables
|
all <1
|
<1
|
1 - 2
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2
|
all <2
|
<2
|
all <2
|
<2
|
all <2
|
<2
|
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Potatoes
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all <1
|
<1
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1 - 8
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3
|
all <2
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<2
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<2 - 4
|
2
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<2 - 8
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4
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Other vegetables
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<1 - 1
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<1
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1 - 5
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3
|
all <2
|
<2
|
all <2
|
<2
|
all <2
|
<2
|
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Canned vegetables
|
all <1
|
<1
|
2 - 5
|
3
|
all <2
|
<2
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<2 - 2
|
<2
|
all <2
|
<2
|
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Fruit
|
all <1
|
<1
|
<1 - 1
|
<1
|
all <2
|
<2
|
all <2
|
<2
|
all <2
|
<2
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Fruit products
|
<1 - 3
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1
|
all <1
|
<1
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all <2
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<2
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all <2
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<2
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<2 - 4
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2
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Beverages
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all <1
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<1
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<1 - 1
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<1
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all <2
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<2
|
all <2
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<2
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all <2
|
<2
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Nuts
|
1 - 7
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3
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9 - 67
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30
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<2 - 38
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7
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7 - 114
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23
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<2 - 39
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7
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