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Sophie Jensen
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sophie.jensen@matis.is
The results of monitoring of undesirable substances in edible parts of seafood for the year 2020 are now available. Systematic monitoring has been going on, intermittently, since 2003 and Matís ohf. Responsible for data collection and publication of reports due to it.
The aim of the project is to demonstrate the position of Icelandic seafood in terms of safety and health and to use the data in the risk assessment of food to ensure the interests of consumers and public health. The project builds a knowledge base on the amount of undesirable substances in economically important species and marine products. This is defined as a long-term project where expansion and revision are constantly needed.
The results for 2020 show that all samples of marine products for human consumption were well below the EU maximum values for persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals. The concentration of so-called ICES6-PCBs turned out to be low in edible parts of seafood, compared to the EU maximum value according to Regulation no. 1259/2011. The results also showed that the concentration of heavy metals, such as cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and mercury (Hg) in Icelandic seafood was always below the EU maximum values.
The full report can be read here: Results of continuous monitoring of undesirable substances in seafood from the 2020 resource