The Benefit Risk Assessment of Consumption of Marine Species Based on Benefit-Risk Analysis for Foods (BRAFO)-tiered Approach / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
; (12): 243-252, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-264591
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the net health effect caused by the consumption of specific marine species based on Benefit-Risk Analysis for Foods (BRAFO)-tiered approach.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Twenty species were collected from the Zhoushan Archipelago, China. Concentrations of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, methyl mercury (MeHg), and dioxin-like compounds (DLCs) in the samples were analyzed for benefit risk assessment based on BRAFO-tiered approach.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Based on the BRAFO-tiered approach, reference scenario (no intake) and alternative scenario (intake of specific species of 200 g/week) were determined. The exposure to MeHg/DLCs via alternative scenario of all studied species did not exceed provisional tolerable weekly/monthly intake. However, the adult population with high DLCs exposure in China would significantly exceed the upper limit of DLCs via an additional alternative scenario of some species such as Auxis thazard. The results of deterministic computation showed that alternative scenario of all studied species generated clear net beneficial effects on death prevention and child IQ gain.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The alternative scenario of all studied species could be recommended to population with average DLCs exposure, and the reference scenario of species with relatively high DLCs concentration could be recommended to population exposed to high DLCs.</p>
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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SDG3 - Target 3.2 Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5
Health problem:
Target 3.2: Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5
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Target 3.9: Reduce the amount of deaths produced by dangerous chemicals and the pollution of the air, water and soil
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Environmental Health
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Species Specificity
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Fatty Acids, Omega-3
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China
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Seafood
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Risk Assessment
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Dioxins
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Environmental Pollutants
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Fishes
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Methylmercury Compounds
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article