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  • Title: Total and inorganic arsenic in fresh and processed fish products.
    Author: Muñoz O, Devesa V, Suñer MA, Vélez D, Montoro R, Urieta I, Macho ML, Jalón M.
    Journal: J Agric Food Chem; 2000 Sep; 48(9):4369-76. PubMed ID: 10995365.
    Abstract:
    Total arsenic and inorganic arsenic contents were determined in 153 samples of seafood products consumed in the Basque Country (Spain): fish (white fish and blue fish), mollusks, crustaceans, and preserved fish. White fish presented higher levels of total arsenic and lower levels of inorganic arsenic than the blue fish, indicating possible differences in the metabolization of inorganic arsenic. For total arsenic, 66% of the samples exceeded the maximum permitted level by the strictest international legislation in seafood products [1 microg g(-)(1), wet weight (ww)]. The levels of inorganic arsenic were considerably lower than the maximum authorized in New Zealand (2 microg g(-)(1), ww), the only country with legislation for inorganic arsenic in fish and fish products. It is recommended that legislation based on levels of inorganic arsenic should be established.
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