Advice on fish consumption: benefits and risks

Thursday 24 June 2004

The aim of this report is to bring together the nutritional considerations from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) on fish consumption and the toxicological considersations from the Committee on Toxicity (COT on the contaminants in fish.

An Inter-Committee Subgroup was established to conduct the risk assessment. The subgroup weighed the nutritional benefits against possible risks and developed coherent dietary advice for the public on the consumption of fish, with particular reference to oily fish.

The full report may be accessed from the links below. The report is broken down into sections as detailed.