FishChoice 2.0: Information on health benefits / risks and sustainability for seafood consumers. (September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Marquès, Montse; Torres, Carmen M.; García-Fernández, Fernando; Mantur-Vierendeel, Angelika; Roe, Mark; Wilson, Annette M.; Reuver, Marieke; Nadal, Martí; Domingo, José L.
• Is Part Of: Food and chemical toxicology. Volume 155(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-09
• Subjects: Seafood -- Risk-benefit assessment -- Health risk communication -- Online tool -- Pollutants -- Nutrients; Toxicology -- Periodicals; Food poisoning -- Periodicals; Food Poisoning -- Periodicals; Toxicology -- Periodicals; Toxicologie -- Périodiques; Intoxications alimentaires -- Périodiques; Food poisoning; Toxicology; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 615.9
• DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2021.112387
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0278-6915

Abstract

Abstract: Since seafood is a significant source of nutrients with known health benefits, its consumption is promoted as a healthy food choice. However, seafood can also contain potentially hazardous environmental pollutants. In the context of the ECsafeSEAFOOD FP7 project, FishChoice (www.fishchoice.eu ) was developed as a communication tool to help to the consumers to take the most appropriate decisions on their seafood consumption habits. FishChoice relies on scientific information that allows calculating, on an individual basis, intakes of nutrients and pollutants derived from seafood consumption. In the framework of the EU-H2020 funded SEAFOOD TOMORROW project, an optimized version of the online tool has been released. FishChoice is available in 25 EU languages with a customized list of seafood species per EU country, considering specific (national) consumption habits. The list of nutrients has been extended according to the latest EFSA recommendations, while pollutants data incorporate results from recent studies. The sustainability of seafood consumption has been also implemented, providing recommendations to help preserve the marine environment. Finally, FishChoice is suitable not only for consumers, but also health professionals, schools and academia, as well as the industrial sector and public health providers. Highlights: The increasing demand of seafood puts stress on the marine environment SEAFOOD TOMORROW was aimed at developing innovative sustainable solutions FishChoice includes information on the sustainability of seafood as a novelty FishChoice is tailored according to age, gender and consumption habits per country