Autor según el artículo: Jacobs S, Sioen I, Jacxsens L, Domingo JL, Sloth JJ, Marques A, Verbeke W.

Departamento: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques

Autor/es de la URV: Domingo Roig, José Luis

Palabras clave: Seafood species Risk assessment Methylmercury Exposure European consumers risk assessment methylmercury exposure european consumers

Resumen: Although seafood is a nutritious protein source, due to marine environmental pollution, seafood may also be a source of contaminants. The results obtained within the FP7-ECsafeSEAFOOD-project show that among the range of studied environmental contaminants certainly methylmercury (MeHg) requires deeper investigation. This paper presents the results of a probabilistic risk assessment for MeHg based on: (1) primary concentration data, as well as secondary data from published papers, and (2) primary species-specific consumption data collected in five European countries (Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain). The results indicated that in the southern European countries, larger subgroups of the population (up to 11% in Portugal) are potentially at risk for a MeHg exposure above the Tolerable Weekly Intake (TWI) value, while this risk is much lower in Ireland and Belgium. This research confirms the substantial contribution of tuna to MeHg exposure in each of the countries. Also hake, cod, sea bream, sea bass and octopus are identified as important contributors. From this study, it is concluded that a country-specific seafood consumption advice is needed. Policy makers may adopt the results of this study in order to develop consumer advices that optimise health benefits versus potential health risks by providing species-specific information.

Áreas temáticas: 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

Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 02786915

Direcció de correo del autor: joseluis.domingo@urv.cat

Identificador del autor: 0000-0001-6647-9470

Fecha de alta del registro: 2023-02-22

Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion

Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278691516303970?via%3Dihub

URL Documento de licencia: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Food And Chemical Toxicology. 104 26-34

Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Jacobs S, Sioen I, Jacxsens L, Domingo JL, Sloth JJ, Marques A, Verbeke W. (2017). Risk assessment of methylmercury in five European countries considering the national seafood consumption patterns. Food And Chemical Toxicology, 104(), 26-34. DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2016.10.026

DOI del artículo: 10.1016/j.fct.2016.10.026

Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Año de publicación de la revista: 2017

Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications