Table 1.
Selected seaweed‐related products for the dietary exposure replacement scenario
| Food commodities to be replaced in the EFSA Comprehensive Database (FoodEx2 hierarchy) | Replacement scenario | |
|---|---|---|
| Seaweed salad (a) |
‘Lettuce and salad plants’ (FoodEx L3) ‘Watercress and similar’ (FoodEx L3) ‘Mixed green salad’ and ‘Mixed vegetable salad’ (both FoodEx L4) |
For all subjects, 10% of the reported consumption of these conventional commodities will be assumed to be seaweed‐related products |
| Seaweed snacks | ‘Chips, crisps, fries and dough‐based analogues’ and ‘Snacks other than chips and similar’ (both FoodEx L3) | For all subjects, 100% of the reported consumption of these conventional commodities will be assumed to be seaweed‐related products |
| Seaweed condiments (relishes) | ‘Relishes’ (FoodEx L3) | |
| Seaweed pasta (b) | ‘Pasta, plain (not stuffed), uncooked’ (FoodEx L4) |
(a)
For ‘Mixed green salad’ and ‘Mixed vegetable salad’ it was considered that only approximately 20% of their composition are ingredients (lettuce, watercress, etc.) that will be replaced by seaweed.
(b)
For seaweed pasta an average content of 5% seaweed was assumed when deriving the occurrence values for arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury and iodine.