Human seafood consumption

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Evidence of respective toxic substances in the marine food web suggests that seafood or processed foods from the ocean may also contain heavy metals and/or munition compounds.

The JPI Knowledge Hub assembles the current state of research and asks important questions that also need to be addressed with respect to MSFD's Desciptor 9.

Is seafood safe to be eaten?

Risk assessment