HK Consumer Council : Canned fish｜9 Sardines, 1 Mud Fish, 2 Tuna Fish Contain Carcinogenic Contaminants【Attached List】

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan

                 / KUCINTA SETIA

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The Hong Kong Consumer Council tested 46 common canned fish samples in the market, including 7 types of mud carp, 19 types of sardines and 20 types of tuna, and found that all contained different types and contents of metal contaminants, mainly arsenic, mercury, cadmium and lead.

Among them, 9 samples of sardines, 1 sample of mud carp, and 2 samples of tuna detected polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs, which can cause carcinogenic pollutants, including dioxin-like PCBs or non-dioxins Like PCBs.

9 types of PCB sardines detected

. Ramirez Sardines in Natural

. Rooster label Sardines in tomato sauce

. Del Monte Sardines in Teriyaki Sauce

. Hagoromo Canned Sardine

. John West Sardines in Brine

. Leyu Brand Sardines in Tomato Sauce

. Tesco salted sardines

. Diverxu TAPAS Small Sardines in Olive Oil 7/10

. Gulong Brand Sardines in Tomato Sauce

1 sample of PCB fish

Pearl River Bridge

2 samples of PCB Tuna fish detected

. Yummy Brand Tuna Fish in Mineral Water

. Ortiz White Tuna Fillets in Olive Oil

The Consumer Council said that long-term daily consumption exceeds the tolerable PCB intake before there is a health risk, and consumers need not worry too much.

Source : Ming Pao, https://news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%af%e8%81%9e/article/20200715/s00001/1594779472272/%e6%b6%88%e5%a7%94%e6%9c%83-%e7%bd%90%e9%a0%ad%e9%ad%9a-9%e6%b2%99%e7%94%b8%e9%ad%9a-1%e9%af%aa%e9%ad%9a-2%e5%90%9e%e6%8b%bf%e9%ad%9a%e5%90%ab%e5%8f%af%e8%87%b4%e7%99%8c%e6%b1%a1%e6%9f%93%e7%89%a9%e3%80%90%e9%99%84%e5%90%8d%e5%96%ae%e3%80%91?fbclid=IwAR0PUxKAlpB7gqVXGpBRDOIG1R4QeKZfhzgAyigJFWN81LTDWIoRDk4235M