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Environmental contaminants of emerging concern in seafood - European database on contaminant levels

Marine pollution gives rise to concern not only about the environment itself but also about the impact on food safety and consequently on public health. European authorities and consumers have therefore become increasingly worried about the transfer of contaminants from the marine environment to seafood. So-called "contaminants of emerging concern" are chemical substances for which no maximum levels have been laid down in EU legislation, or substances for which maximum levels have been provided but which require revision. Adequate information on their presence in seafood is often lacking and thus potential risks cannot be excluded. Assessment of food safety issues related to these contaminants has thus become urgent and imperative. A database (www.ecsafeseafooddbase.eu), containing available information on the levels of contaminants of emerging concern in seafood and providing the most recent data to scientists and regulatory authorities, was developed. The present paper reviews a selection of contaminants of emerging concern in seafood including toxic elements, endocrine disruptors, brominated flame retardants, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and derivatives, microplastics and marine toxins. Current status on the knowledge of human exposure, toxicity and legislation are briefly presented and the outcome from scientific publications reporting on the levels of these compounds in seafood is presented and discussed

The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under the EC safe SEAFOOD project (Grant agreement no.311820)

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Author: Vandermeersch, Griet
Lourenço, Helena Maria
Álvarez Muñoz, Diana
Cunha, Sara
Diogène, Jorge
Cano Sancho, German
Sloth, Jens J.
Kwadijk, Christiaan
Barceló i Cullerés, Damià
Allegaert, Wim
Bekaert, Karen
Fernandes, José Oliveira
Marques, Antonio
Robbens, Johan
Date: 2015 November 1
Abstract: Marine pollution gives rise to concern not only about the environment itself but also about the impact on food safety and consequently on public health. European authorities and consumers have therefore become increasingly worried about the transfer of contaminants from the marine environment to seafood. So-called "contaminants of emerging concern" are chemical substances for which no maximum levels have been laid down in EU legislation, or substances for which maximum levels have been provided but which require revision. Adequate information on their presence in seafood is often lacking and thus potential risks cannot be excluded. Assessment of food safety issues related to these contaminants has thus become urgent and imperative. A database (www.ecsafeseafooddbase.eu), containing available information on the levels of contaminants of emerging concern in seafood and providing the most recent data to scientists and regulatory authorities, was developed. The present paper reviews a selection of contaminants of emerging concern in seafood including toxic elements, endocrine disruptors, brominated flame retardants, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and derivatives, microplastics and marine toxins. Current status on the knowledge of human exposure, toxicity and legislation are briefly presented and the outcome from scientific publications reporting on the levels of these compounds in seafood is presented and discussed
The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under the EC safe SEAFOOD project (Grant agreement no.311820)
Format: application/pdf
Document access: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/12613
Language: eng
Publisher: Elsevier
Collection: info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.envres.2015.06.011
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0013-9351
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1096-0953
Is part of: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/311820/EU/Priority environmental contaminants in seafood: safety assessment, impact and public perception/ECSAFESEAFOOD
Rights: Tots els drets reservats
Subject: Contaminants emergents en l’aigua
Emerging contaminants in water
Contaminants
Pollutants
Title: Environmental contaminants of emerging concern in seafood - European database on contaminant levels
Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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