Author, as appears in the article.: Marques, Montse; Torres, Carmen M.; Garcia-Fernandez, Fernando; Mantur-Vierendeel, Angelika; Roe, Mark; Wilson, Annette M.; Reuver, Marieke; Nadal, Marti; Domingo, Jose L.;

Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques

URV's Author/s: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Marquès Bueno, Montserrat / Nadal Lomas, Martí / Torres Costa, Carmen Maria

Keywords: Tarragona county catalonia Shellfish Seafood Sea food Scientific opinion Risk-benefit assessment Public health Preferences Pollutants Pollutant Pcdd/fs Online tool Nutrients Nutrient Marine environment Language Human exposure Human Health risk communication Health hazard Habit Flame retardants Fish Dietary reference values Consumption Consumer Article

Abstract: Since seafood is a significant source of nutrients with known health benefits, its consumption is promoted as a healthy food choice. However, seafood can also contain potentially hazardous environmental pollutants. In the context of the ECsafeSEAFOOD FP7 project, FishChoice (www.fishchoice.eu) was developed as a communication tool to help to the consumers to take the most appropriate decisions on their seafood consumption habits. FishChoice relies on scientific information that allows calculating, on an individual basis, intakes of nutrients and pollutants derived from seafood consumption. In the framework of the EU-H2020 funded SEAFOODTOMORROW project, an optimized version of the online tool has been released. FishChoice is available in 25 EU languages with a customized list of seafood species per EU country, considering specific (national) consumption habits. The list of nutrients has been extended according to the latest EFSA recommendations, while pollutants data incorporate results from recent studies. The sustainability of seafood consumption has been also implemented, providing recommendations to help preserve the marine environment. Finally, FishChoice is suitable not only for consumers, but also health professionals, schools and academia, as well as the industrial sector and public health providers.

Thematic Areas: Toxicology Saúde coletiva Química Odontología Nutrição Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Food science & technology Food science Farmacia Ensino Engenharias iv Engenharias ii Enfermagem Educação física Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Author's mail: carmenmaria.torres@urv.cat montserrat.marques@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat joseluis.domingo@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0001-6322-5862 0000-0001-6302-8578 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0001-6647-9470

Record's date: 2023-02-23

Journal volume: 155

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278691521004208?via%3Dihub

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Food And Chemical Toxicology. 155

APA: Marques, Montse; Torres, Carmen M.; Garcia-Fernandez, Fernando; Mantur-Vierendeel, Angelika; Roe, Mark; Wilson, Annette M.; Reuver, Marieke; Nadal, Ma (2021). FishChoice 2.0: Information on health benefits / risks and sustainability for seafood consumers. Food And Chemical Toxicology, 155(), -. DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2021.112387

Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2021.112387

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2021

Publication Type: Journal Publications