“…Generation of wood smoke during curing is a typical example of incomplete combustion, and undoubtedly PAHs are generated and released into the various smoked products (Phillips, 1999;Stołyhwo and Sikorski, 2005). PAH compounds are a very well-known class of ubiquitous ecotoxicants that are harmful to human health, with some known to be carcinogenic (Vazquez Troche et al, 2000;Kishikawa et al, 2003;Janoszka et al, 2004;Davina and Yusty, 2005;Okuda et al, 2006;Tfouni et al, 2007). Food processing methods such as smoking and cooking at high temperatures are known major sources of PAH contamination (Guillen et al, 1997;Phillips, 1999).…”