Dar seafood ppp standard

Whole and filleted finfish – large, carnivorous and long-lived fish species

For the susceptible sub-population (the foetus), the risk of chronic effects caused by exposure to mercury from large, carnivorous or long-lived fish in the maternal diet was also ranked as medium.

Standard 1.4.1 – Contaminants and Natural Toxicants – of the Code contains a maximum level standard for mercury of 1 mg/kg which applies to several identified fish species (including shark and billfish) known to accumulate higher levels of mercury. FSANZ has recently reviewed its risk assessment for mercury, particularly in fish and fish products, and has revised its advice on the consumption of fish by women of childbearing age.