We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Heavy metals in marine fish meat and consumer health: a review.
- Authors
Bosch, Adina C; O'Neill, Bernadette; Sigge, Gunnar O; Kerwath, Sven E; Hoffman, Louwrens C
- Abstract
The numerous health benefits provided by fish consumption may be compromised by the presence of toxic metals and metalloids such as lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury, which can have harmful effects on the human body if consumed in toxic quantities. The monitoring of metal concentrations in fish meat is therefore important to ensure compliance with food safety regulations and consequent consumer protection. The toxicity of these metals may be dependent on their chemical forms, which requires metal speciation processes for direct measurement of toxic metal species or the identification of prediction models in order to determine toxic metal forms from measured total metal concentrations. This review addresses various shortcomings in current knowledge and research on the accumulation ofmetal contaminants in commercially consumedmarine fish globally and particularly in South Africa, affecting both the fishing industry as well as fish consumers.
- Subjects
HEAVY metal toxicology; MERCURY content of fish; FOOD safety; BIOACCUMULATION in fishes; FISHERIES
- Publication
Journal of the Science of Food & Agriculture, 2016, Vol 96, Issue 1, p32
- ISSN
0022-5142
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jsfa.7360