FAO/WHO background document on the risks and benefits of fish consumption

dc.creatorFAO; WHO;
dc.date2024-09-16T10:30:31Z
dc.date2024-09-16T10:30:31Z
dc.date2024
dc.date2024-09-16T10:27:03Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-28T01:09:00Z
dc.descriptionThe report of the first Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on the Risks and Benefits of Fish Consumption was published in 2010. Since then, new literature, data and information on the subject have become available. As such, FAO and WHO decided to generate a background report consisting of a comprehensive literature review, followed by an expert consultation, to update the report with new scientific evidence. This background document aims to provide scientific evidence about the risks and benefits of fish consumption in order to update the 2010 Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on the Risks and Benefits of Fish Consumption. To provide new scientific evidence, five extensive literature reviews were conducted, focusing on the following five topics:1. evidence of health benefits from fish consumption; 2. toxic effects of dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs) (from studies published since 2010);3. toxic effects of methylmercury (MeHg) (from studies published since 2010);4. the role of selenium (Se) with regard to the health effects of MeHg;5. occurrence data for MeHg, dioxins and dl-PCBs in fishery and aquaculture products (from studies published since 2010).The reviews followed a systematic approach, performing a systematic literature search and implementing elements from systematic literature reviews. A systematic review attempts to identify, appraise and synthesize all the empirical evidence that meets prespecified eligibility criteria to answer a specific research question.
dc.format508 p.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifier2664-5246
dc.identifier978-92-5-138944-7
dc.identifier2415-1173
dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cd1548en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/328751
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherFAO ; WHO ;
dc.relationFood Safety and Quality Series
dc.relationNo. 27
dc.rightsShared
dc.rightsCC BY NC SA 3.0 IGO
dc.titleFAO/WHO background document on the risks and benefits of fish consumption
dc.typeBook (series)

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