commiss recommend februari investig level polycycl aromat hydrocarbon food notifi document number text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun indent articl thereof commiss regul ec set maximum level polycycl aromat hydrocarbon pah specif benzo pyren food view remain uncertainti level carcinogen pah food regul review measur april inform requir inform review scientif committe food conclud opinion decemb number polycycl aromat hydrocarbon pah genotox carcinogen view threshold effect genotox substanc level pah food reduc low achiev scientif committe food conclud benzo pyren marker occurr effect carcinogen pah food list annex analys rel proport pah food inform futur review suitablil maintain benzo pyren marker method test multipl pah pah form food heat dry smoke process combust product direct contact food substanc high level pah identifi food method product process investig direct fire dry heat process product food oil oliv pomac oil result high level pah activ carbon remov benzo pyren refin oil refin process effect remov pah concern unclear product process method prevent initi contamin crude oil pah recommend member state investig respect level benzo pyren polycycl aromat hydrocarbon pah highlight carcinogen scientif committe food list annex assess rel proport pah food list regul ec investig level pah food high level pah dri fruit food supplement level carcinogen pah measur individu sampl specif food report respect pah level measur singl sampl oliv pomac oil sunflow oil smoke fish speci smoke ham raw data collat present commiss commun result investig commiss octob inform review maximum level suitabl maintain benzo pyren marker april investig product process method food oil fat food oil fat produc method high level pah contamin crude oil fat direct fire dry heat process investig produc altern optimis method lower level report commiss octob find progress avoid method contamin investig product process method smoke dry food method high level pah contamin investig produc altern optimis method lower level report commiss octob find progress avoid method contamin investig presenc prevent pah cocoa butter report find commiss octob inform requir level benzo pyren pah cocoa butter sourc contamin wai reduc contamin inform inform review derog cocoa butter present list regul ec provid inform investig environment sourc pah contamin food brussel februari commiss marko kyprian member commiss oj regul amend regul ec page offici journal inform pah highlight scientif committe food welcom public health implic annex polycycl aromat hydrocarbon pah highlight carcinogen scientif committe food investig rel level food requir benz anthracen benzo fluoranthen benzo fluoranthen benzo fluoranthen benzo perylen benzo pyren chrysen cyclopenta pyren dibenz anthracen dibenzo pyren dibenzo pyren dibenzo pyren dibenzo pyren indeno cd pyren methylchrysen