A simple and reliable method for the determination of 16 PAHs from meat and meat products is introduced. The method uses just 10 g of sample and has a high recovery of 70-85%. Prior to the liquid/liquid extraction with cyclohexane the meat samples are saponified using an alcoholic solution of KOH. The samples were purified using a Florosil column and analyzed with a HPLC-FLD instrument. The method was tested on sever meat products that are found on the Cluj-Napoca market with excellent results
