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ArticleFrontiers in public health2015

Possible influence of natural events on heavy metals exposure from shellfish consumption: a case study in the north-East of Italy.

Carmen Losasso, Laura Bille, Ilaria Patuzzi, Monica Lorenzetto, Giovanni Binato, Manuela Dalla Pozza, Nicola Ferrè, Antonia Ricci

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Carmen LosassoDepartment of Food Safety, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie , Legnaro , Italy.
Laura BilleLaboratory of Epidemiology of Water Environment, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie , Legnaro , Italy.
Ilaria PatuzziDepartment of Food Safety, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie , Legnaro , Italy.
Monica LorenzettoGIS Unit, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie , Legnaro , Italy.
Giovanni BinatoLaboratory of Chemistry, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie , Legnaro , Italy.
Manuela Dalla PozzaLaboratory of Epidemiology of Water Environment, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie , Legnaro , Italy.
Nicola FerrèGIS Unit, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie , Legnaro , Italy.
Antonia RicciDepartment of Food Safety, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie , Legnaro , Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study was the estimation of the exposure over time to heavy metals (cadmium, mercury, and lead) due to shellfish consumption in the Veneto Region, Italy. Shellfish consumption was investigated by a food frequency consumption survey. Altogether, 1949 households, stratified into the five most populated areas of the Veneto Region, were involved in the study. Exposure estimation to heavy metals was carried out taking into account the level of metal measured in samples of Manila clams (Ruditapes philippinarum) and grooved carpet shell (Ruditapes decussatus), collected in the frame of the monitoring activities of mollusk production areas of Veneto Region, between January 2007 and December 2012. A general high contribution of the considered shellfish to the Tolerable Weekly Intake was noticed in the case of cadmium, especially in 2011, when a considerable increase in cadmium intake was estimated. This was probably due to a heavy rainfall event that triggered catastrophic flooding with high impact on shellfish capture areas in November 2010. The results strongly emphasize the importance of dealing with food safety in a holistic way, taking into account the potential impact of extraordinary natural events on food chain contamination, in order to identify food hazards at an early stage, before developing into a real risk for consumers.

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cadmiumexposurefloodingfood safetyshellfish

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