Table 13.
Mean LB and UB values, as used for the exposure assessment, for the food category ‘Fish and other seafood’
| FoodEx Level 3 | FoodEx Levela | Mean LBb (μg/kg ww) | Mean UBb (μg/kg ww) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crustaceans | 2 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Shrimps (Crangon crangon) | 3 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| Crab (Cancer spp.) | 3 | 0.02 | 0.07 |
| Fish meat | 2 | 0.19 | 0.25 |
| Plaice (Pleuronectes) | 3 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
| Sole (Limanda; Solea) | 3 | 0.01 | 0.09 |
| Sea catfish and wolf‐fish (Anarhichas) | 3 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Lophiiformes (Pediculati) | 3 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Cod and whiting (Gadus spp.) | 3 | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| Tuna (Thunnus) | 3 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| Salmon and trout (Salmo spp.) | 3 | 0.12 | 0.17 |
| Sardine and pilchard (Sardina) | 3 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| Trout | 3 | 0.14 | 0.20 |
| Hake (Merluccius) | 3 | 0.16 | 0.17 |
| Salmon | 3 | 0.17 | 0.27 |
| Mackerel (Scomber) | 3 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| Herring (Clupea) | 3 | 0.51 | 0.54 |
| Bass (Marone) | 3 | 0.80 | 0.83 |
| Grey mullet (Mugil) | 3 | 2.06 | 2.07 |
| Eels | 3 | 2.33 | 2.35 |
| Fish offal | 2 | 0.93 | 1.18 |
| Water molluscs | 2 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Scallop (Pecten spp.) | 3 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Clam (Mya arenaria) | 3 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Queen scallop (Chlamys opercularis) | 3 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Oyster (Ostrea edulis) | 3 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| Mussel (Mytilus edulis) | 3 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
a
FoodEx level equal to 2 means that samples were reported/grouped at the second level of the FoodEx; FodEx level equal to 3 means that samples were reported at the third level of the FoodEx.
b
The values are rounded to two decimals.