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Fera Science Ltd. (2025). Chemical contaminants in wild caught fish and crustaceans – Northern Ireland. FSA Research and Evidence. https:/​/​doi.org/​10.46756/​001c.127616

This report is part of the 2022-23 wild caught fish survey for the UK and Northern Ireland. For more information on the contaminants monitoring programme for wild caught fish, crustaceans and cephalopods in England and Wales, you can see the corresponding report here.

1. Executive Summary

Sixty-two samples of wild caught fish and crustaceans were collected between April 2022 – March 2023 from the two main fish markets in Northern Ireland and on occasion fish processing establishments and analysed for the contaminants: mercury, lead and cadmium (heavy metals). A sub-set of the 62 samples (n = 15) were tested for dioxins and PCBs:

  • 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HeptaCDD

  • 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HeptaCDF

  • 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HeptaCDF

  • 1,2,3,4,7,8-HexaCDD

  • 1,2,3,4,7,8-HexaCDF

  • 1,2,3,6,7,8-HexaCDD

  • 1,2,3,6,7,8-HexaCDF

  • 1,2,3,7,8,9-HexaCDD

  • 1,2,3,7,8,9-HexaCDF

  • 1,2,3,7,8-PentaCDD

  • 1,2,3,7,8-PentaCDF

  • 2,3,4,6,7,8-HexaCDF

  • 2,3,4,7,8-PentaCDF

  • 2,3,7,8-TetraCDD

  • 2,3,7,8-TetraCDF

  • OctaCDD

  • OctaCDF

and PCBs (dioxin-like and non-dioxin-like PCBs included for analysis)

  • PCB 28 (2,4,4′-Trichlorobiphenyl) *

  • PCB 52 (2,2′,5,5′-Tetrachlorobiphenyl) *

  • PCB 77 (3,3′,4,4′-Tetrachlorobiphenyl, 3,3′,4,4′-PCB)

  • PCB 81 (3,4,4’,5-Tetrachlorobiphenyl)

  • PCB 101 (2,2′,4,5,5′-Pentachlorobiphenyl) *

  • PCB 105 (2,3,3′,4,4′-Pentachlorobiphenyl)

  • PCB 114 (2,3,4,4’,5-Pentachlorobiphenyl)

  • PCB 118

  • PCB 123

  • PCB 126

  • PCB 138 (2,2′,3,4,4′,5′-Hexachlorobiphenyl) *

  • PCB 153 (2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-Hexachlorobiphenyl) *

  • PCB 156 (2,3,3′,4,4′,5-Hexachlorobiphenyl)

  • PCB 157

  • PCB 167

  • PCB 169

  • PCB 180 (2,2′,3,4,4′,5,5′-Heptachlorobiphenyl) *

  • PCB 189

* non-dioxin-like PCBs.

Taking into account the measurement uncertainty, mercury was detected above the maximum regulatory level of 0.5 mg/kg in one of the Dublin Bay prawn samples at a concentration of:

  • 0.68 mg/kg (± 0.14 mg/kg – measurement uncertainty)

Concentrations of lead and cadmium were less than the maximum EU regulatory limits for all samples tested.

Concentrations of dioxins and PCBs were below the EU regulatory limits for these compounds.

2. Introduction

2.1. Background to the study

Eurofins Food Testing Ireland Ltd (Public Analysts) was contracted by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in Northern Ireland to assess the levels of various chemical contaminants (heavy metals, Dioxins and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in a number of species of wild caught fish and crustaceans landed in Northern Ireland between April 2022 and March 2023.

2.2. Aims and Objectives of the Study

The official control surveillance programme is undertaken to comply with Article 70 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 (EU, 2019) which requires a monitoring programme to be established for wild caught fishery products to control compliance with EU legislation on contaminants. Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006, as amended (EU, 2023), sets down the maximum levels for certain contaminants in food, including fishery products.

The data has the potential to provide support to certifying officers in their attestation of the compliance of wild caught fishery products landed in Northern Ireland with contaminants legislation when signing Export Health Certificates.

The aim of the work was to determine concentrations of defined chemical contaminants in wild caught fishery products to assess whether the levels were within the limits prescribed in Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006, as amended (EU, 2023), and were safe for placing on the market.

3. Methodology

3.1. Samples

Sixty-two samples of wild caught fish and crustaceans were collected between April 2022 – March 2023 from the two main fish markets in Northern Ireland and on occasion fish processing establishments (Annex A). Sample collection was undertaken by authorised officers from Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. To plan the purchase and collection of samples, FSA in NI shared a list of required products with authorised officers from Newry Mourne and Down District Council to give, as far as possible, a representative view of the types of products affected by chemical contaminants in NI.

The number of samples of each species collected for analyses were determined based on the quantity of that species landed in NI. The species sampled included:

  • nephrops (Dublin Bay Prawn)

  • horse mackerel

  • mackerel

  • haddock

  • crab (Brown crab)

  • herring

  • blue whiting

On receipt at the laboratory each sample was assigned a unique laboratory reference number and the sample details were logged into a database.

3.2. Sample preparation

For fin fish, samples were filleted to collect edible muscle tissue and exclude skin, bones and organs. For crustacea, only the white meat was taken to represent the sample. The selected tissue was homogenised in a blender. The aliquots for either metals or dioxins/PCBs analyses were immediately weighed out and the remaining material was stored in a freezer.

3.3. Metals analysis

Samples were analysed for cadmium, mercury and lead using an in-house (Eurofins WEJ Contaminants GmbH) method based on EN ISO 15763: Determination of trace elements - determination of cadmium, mercury and lead in foodstuffs by Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) after pressure digestion.

Aliquots of homogenised test sample material were digested in an acid solution using a high-pressure microwave system. The solution was diluted as required before analysis. Quantification of the four elements was by ICP-MS.

The analysis is accredited to ISO 17025, with the inclusion of certified and in-house reference materials and method blanks which were evaluated prior to the reporting of sample data and were used to determine the limits of quantification.

3.4. Dioxin and PCB analysis

Samples were prepared for analysis using a cold extraction method and analysed for dioxins and PCBs using methods by Eurofins Lab Zeeuws-Vlaanderen outlined in Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/644 (EU, 2017). The following analytes were determined:

Dioxins:

  • 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HeptaCDD

  • 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HeptaCDF

  • 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HeptaCDF

  • 1,2,3,4,7,8-HexaCDD

  • 1,2,3,4,7,8-HexaCDF

  • 1,2,3,6,7,8-HexaCDD

  • 1,2,3,6,7,8-HexaCDF

  • 1,2,3,7,8,9-HexaCDD

  • 1,2,3,7,8,9-HexaCDF

  • 1,2,3,7,8-PentaCDD

  • 1,2,3,7,8-PentaCDF

  • 2,3,4,6,7,8-HexaCDF

  • 2,3,4,7,8-PentaCDF

  • 2,3,7,8-TetraCDD

  • 2,3,7,8-TetraCDF

  • OctaCDD

  • OctaCDF

Dioxin-like PCBs:

  • PCB 77 (3,3′,4,4′-Tetrachlorobiphenyl, 3,3′,4,4′-PCB)

  • PCB 81 (3,4,4’,5-Tetrachlorobiphenyl)

  • PCB 105 (2,3,3′,4,4′-Pentachlorobiphenyl)

  • PCB 114 (2,3,4,4’,5-Pentachlorobiphenyl)

  • PCB 118

  • PCB 123

  • PCB 126

  • PCB 156 (2,3,3′,4,4′,5-Hexachlorobiphenyl)

  • PCB 157

  • PCB 167

  • PCB 169

  • PCB 189

Non-dioxin-like PCBs:

  • PCB 28 (2,4,4′-Trichlorobiphenyl)

  • PCB 52 (2,2′,5,5′-Tetrachlorobiphenyl)

  • PCB 101 (2,2′,4,5,5′-Pentachlorobiphenyl)

  • PCB 138 (2,2′,3,4,4′,5′-Hexachlorobiphenyl)

  • PCB 153 (2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-Hexachlorobiphenyl)

  • PCB 180 (2,2′,3,4,4′,5,5′-Heptachlorobiphenyl)

The value of each congener was multiplied by its World Health Organisation-Toxicity Equivalent Factor (WHO-TEFs). The product was presented as the Toxic Equivalency (TEQ).

  • Lower-bound: the concept which requires using zero for the contribution of each congener <Limit of Quantification (LOQ).

  • Medium-bound: the concept which requires using half of the limit of quantification calculating the contribution of each congener < LOQ.

  • Upper-bound: the concept which requires using the limit of quantification for the contribution of each congener < LOQ.

The analysis is accredited to ISO 17025. Each sample is analysed with the addition of certified standards. The recovery of the standards is checked in each sample against the EU regulation (EU) 2017/644 (EU, 2017). The LOQ is dependent on the LOD, sample weight and sample matrix.

4. Results and Discussion

The concentrations of the contaminants measured in the sixty-two samples were determined by Eurofins and were compared to limits prescribed in Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006, as amended (EU, 2023).

4.1. Metals analyses

Concentrations of mercury, cadmium and lead are given in Table 1 in Annex B.

Taking into account the measurement uncertainty, mercury was detected above the maximum regulatory level of 0.5 mg/kg in one of the Dublin Bay prawn samples at a concentration of:

  • 0.68 mg/kg (± 0.14 mg/kg – measurement uncertainty)

4.2. Dioxin and PCB analysis

Concentrations of dioxins and PCBs were below the regulatory limits for these compounds and are provided in Table 2 in Annex B.

Acknowledgments

Fera Science Ltd.

  • Title: Chemical contaminants in wild caught fish and crustaceans – Northern Ireland

  • Customer: Food Standards Agency – Northern Ireland

  • FSA NI Project Officer: Will Wiltshire

  • Report Number: Report FR/002638-57

  • Fera Project: Number FR/002638-57

  • Compiled by: Emma Bradley

  • Authorised by: Susan MacDonald

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References

EU. (2017). Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/644 of 5 April 2017 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the control of levels of dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs and repealing Regulation (EU) No 589/2014. https:/​/​eur-lex.europa.eu/​legal-content/​EN/​TXT/​PDF/​?uri=CELEX:32017R0644
EU. (2019). Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 of 15 March 2019 laying down uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards official controls. https:/​/​eur-lex.europa.eu/​eli/​reg_impl/​2019/​627/​oj
EU. (2023). Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs.

Annexes

Annex A: Sample details

Sample number Full Product Text Description Landing date Method of catch Fish Market Catch Area
FSAWF01 Horse Mackerel 22.06.2022 Trawl net Ardglass Fish Market FA027VIA
FSAWF02 Dublin Bay Prawns 20.06.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FAO27VIIA
FSAWF03 Dublin Bay Prawns 20.06 2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FAO27VIIA
FSAWF04 Dublin Bay Prawns 20.06.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF05 Mackerel 21.06.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIA
FSAWF06 Mackerel 21.06.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIA
FSAWF07 Mackerel 21.06.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIA
FSAWF08 Mackerel 22.06.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIA
FSAWF09 Haddock 22.06.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FAO27VIIA
FSAWF10 Dublin Bay Prawns 16.08.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF11 Dublin Bay Prawns 10.08.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF12 Herring 25.08.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF13 Herring 11.08.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF14 Herring 10.08.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF15 Herring 19.08.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF16 Mackerel 23.09.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF17 Herring 11.08.2022 Trawl net C&O Milligan FA027VIIA
FSAWF18 Haddock 26.08.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF19 Haddock 08.09.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF20 Haddock 09.09.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF21 Blue Whiting 11.11.2022 Trawl net Ardglass Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF22 Blue Whiting 11.11.2022 Trawl net Ardglass Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF23 Brown Crab 11.11.2022 Crab creel Dundrum Bay Crab FA027VIIA
FSAWF24 Haddock 23.09.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF25 Herring 09.10.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF26 Herring 09.10.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF27 Dublin Bay Prawns 17.08.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF28 Dublin Bay Prawns 17.08.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF29 Herring 01.09.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF30 Herring 01.09.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF31 Dublin Bay Prawns 06.06.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF32 Herring 07.11.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF33 Herring 07.11.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF34 Mackerel 18.01.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF35 Haddock 07.02.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF36 Haddock 07.02.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF37 Mackerel 07.02.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF38 Haddock 09.11.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF39 Mackerel 09.10.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA02VIIA
FSAWF40 Mackerel 11.01.2022 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF41 Mackerel 02.02.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF42 Brown Crab 03.02.2023 Crab Pots Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF43 Brown Crab 25.01.2023 Crab Pots Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF44 Mackerel 14.02.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Kippering Co. FA027VIIA
FSAWF45 Mackerel 14.02.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Kippering Co. FA027VIIA
FSAWF46 Haddock 13.02.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF47 Haddock 13.2.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF48 Horse Mackerel 14.02.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Kippering FA027VIIA
FSAWF49 Horse Mackerel 14.02.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Kippering FA027VIIA
FSAWF50 Haddock 16.02.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF51 Haddock 16.02.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF52 Mackerel 02.02.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Kippering FA027VIIA
FSAWF53 Mackerel 02.02.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Kippering FA027VIIA
FSAWF54 Horse Mackerel 02.02.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Kippering FA027VIIA
FSAWF55 Horse Mackerel 02.02.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Kippering FA027VIIA
FSAWF56 Mackerel 14.02.2023 Trawl net Ardglass Fish Market FA027VII
FSAWF57 Brown Crab 06.03.2023 Crab pots Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF58 Brown Crab 02.03.2023 Crab pots Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF59 Brown Crab 28.02.2023 Crab pots Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF60 Haddock 22.03.2023 Trawl net Kilkeel Fish Market FA027VIIA
FSAWF079 Brown Crab 23.3.2023 Crab Pots Kilkeel Fish Market Not given
FSAWF084 Brown Crab 22.3.2023 Crab Pots Kilkeel Fish Market Not given

Annex B: Tables

Table 1.Mercury, cadmium and lead concentrations in wild caught fish. Concentrations are not corrected for recovery.

Blue Whiting
FSANI Reference Species Mercury (mg/kg) Cadmium (mg/kg) Lead (mg/kg) Region
FSAWF21 Blue whiting (fillet) 0.06 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF22 Blue whiting (fillet) <0.005 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
Maximum levels set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, as amended 0.5 0.05 0.3
Brown Crab
FSANI Reference Species Mercury (mg/kg) Cadmium (mg/kg) Lead (mg/kg) Region
FSAWF42 Brown Crab 0.071 0.018 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF43 Brown Crab 0.035 0.023 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF58 Brown Crab 0.049 0.058 0.03 FA027VIIA
FSAWF59 Brown Crab 0.11 0.036 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF79 Brown Crab 0.16 0.15 <0.02 Not given
FSAWF84 Brown Crab 0.071 0.13 <0.02 Not given
Maximum levels set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, as amended 0.5 0.5 0.5
Dublin Bay Prawns
FSANI Reference Species Mercury (mg/kg) Cadmium (mg/kg) Lead (mg/kg) Region
FSAWF02 Dublin Bay Prawns 0.3 0.31 0.04 FA027VIIA
FSAWF10 Dublin Bay Prawns 0.57 0.12 0.06 FA027VIIA
FSAWF27 Dublin Bay Prawns 0.091 0.015 0.03 FA027VIIA
FSAWF31 Dublin Bay Prawns 0.68 0.13 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF03 Dublin Bay Prawns 0.24 0.017 0.07 FA027VIIA
Maximum levels set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, as amended 0.5 0.5 0.5
Haddock
FSANI Reference Species Mercury (mg/kg) Cadmium (mg/kg) Lead (mg/kg) Region
FSAWF09 Haddock 0.058 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF18 Haddock 0.15 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF20 Haddock 0.08 <0.005 0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF35 Haddock 0.26 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF38 Haddock 0.082 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF46 Haddock 0.28 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF47 Haddock 0.36 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF50 Haddock 0.087 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF51 Haddock 0.085 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF60 Haddock 0.14 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
Maximum levels set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, as amended 0.5 0.05 0.3
Herring
FSANI Reference Species Mercury (mg/kg) Cadmium (mg/kg) Lead (mg/kg) Region
FSAWF25 Herring 0.041 < 0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF29 Herring 0.039 < 0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF32 Herring 0.087 0.007 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF12 Herring 0.04 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF13 Herring 0.028 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF14 Herring 0.036 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
Maximum levels set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, as amended 0.3 0.05 0.3
Horse mackerel
FSANI Reference Species Mercury (mg/kg) Cadmium (mg/kg) Lead (mg/kg) Region
FSAWF01 Horse Mackerel 0.29 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIA
FSAWF48 Horse Mackerel 0.11 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF54 Horse Mackerel 0.065 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF55 Horse Mackerel 0.098 0.01 <0.02 FA027VIIA
Maximum levels set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, as amended 0.5 0.05 0.3
Mackerel
FSANI Reference Species Mercury (mg/kg) Cadmium (mg/kg) Lead (mg/kg) Region
FSAWF05 Mackerel 0.04 0.013 <0.02 FA027VIA
FSAWF06 Mackerel 0.05 0.012 <0.02 FA027VIA
FSAWF16 Mackerel 0.022 <0.005 0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF34 Mackerel 0.046 0.008 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF37 Mackerel 0.031 0.006 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF39 Mackerel 0.05 0.01 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF41 Mackerel 0.037 0.006 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF44 Mackerel 0.044 0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF45 Mackerel 0.031 0.008 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF49 Mackerel 0.1 <0.005 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF52 Mackerel 0.25 0.026 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF53 Mackerel 0.052 0.018 <0.02 FA027VIIA
FSAWF56 Mackerel 0.043 0.008 <0.02 FA027VIIA
Maximum levels set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, as amended 0.3 0.1 0.3
Table 2.Dioxin/PCB WHO-TEQ 2005 and Sum ICES6 Marker PCB results for wild caught fish samples corrected for recovery.

Brown crab
FSA NI Reference Species PCDD/F WHO-TEQ upper, ng/kg whole PCB WHO-TEQ upper, ng/kg whole PCDD/F + PCB WHO-TEQ upper, ng/kg whole SUM of ICES 6 upper, µg/kg whole Region
FSAWF23 Brown Crab 0.0897 0.0421 0.132 0.256 FA027VIIA
Maximum levels set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, as amended 3.5 6.5 75
Dublin Bay Prawns
FSA NI Reference Species PCDD/F WHO-TEQ upper, ng/kg whole PCB WHO-TEQ upper, ng/kg whole PCDD/F + PCB WHO-TEQ upper, ng/kg whole SUM of ICES 6 upper, µg/kg whole Region
FSAWF04 Dublin Bay Prawns 0.22 0.121 0.341 0.754 FA027VIIA
FSAWF11 Dublin Bay Prawns 0.0753 0.102 0.178 1.44 FA027VIIA
FSAWF28 Dublin Bay Prawns 0.0751 0.0233 0.0984 0.164 FA027VIIA
Maximum levels set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, as amended 3.5 6.5 75
Haddock
FSA NI Reference Species PCDD/F WHO-TEQ upper, ng/kg whole PCB WHO-TEQ upper, ng/kg whole PCDD/F + PCB WHO-TEQ upper, ng/kg whole SUM of ICES 6 upper, µg/kg whole Region
FSAWF19 Haddock 0.268 0.289 0.557 4.45 FA027VIIA
FSAWF24 Haddock 0.0198 0.0106 0.0304 0.0799 FA027VIIA
FSAWF36 Haddock 0.0947 0.0413 0.136 0.282 FA027VIIA
Maximum levels set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, as amended 3.5 6.5 75
Herring
FSA NI Reference Species PCDD/F WHO-TEQ upper, ng/kg whole PCB WHO-TEQ upper, ng/kg whole PCDD/F + PCB WHO-TEQ upper, ng/kg whole SUM of ICES 6 upper, µg/kg whole Region
FSAWF15 Herring 0.24 0.327 0.567 4.52 FA027VIIA
FSAWF17 Herring 0.174 0.331 0.505 4.41 FA027VIIA
FSAWF26 Herring 0.317 0.384 0.702 5.34 FA027VIIA
FSAWF30 Herring 0.244 0.242 0.486 4.66 FA027VIIA
FSAWF33 Herring 0.205 0.245 0.45 4.09 FA027VIIA
Maximum levels set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, as amended 3.5 6.5 75
Mackerel
FSA NI Reference Species PCDD/F WHO-TEQ upper, ng/kg whole PCB WHO-TEQ upper, ng/kg whole PCDD/F + PCB WHO-TEQ upper, ng/kg whole SUM of ICES 6 upper, µg/kg whole Region
FSAWF07 Mackerel 0.125 0.387 0.513 3.37 FA027VIA
FSAWF08 Mackerel 0.0919 0.171 0.263 1.45 FA027VIA
FSAWF40 Mackerel 0.124 0.34 0.464 2.99 FA027VIIA
Maximum levels set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, as amended 3.5 6.5 75

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