Mini Review and Prospective: Using Organic Selenium-Strengthened Salt in Fish Processing to Mitigate the Toxicity of Residual Mercury-Juniper Publishers
JUNIPER PUBLISHERS - OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF DAIRY & VETERINARY SCIENCES Abstract This paper reviews the toxic issue of Hg residue in fish and discusses the possibility of applying selenium strengthened salt in fish process to solve the problem. Selenium is a natural antagonist to Hg, However, daily selenium supplementation for dealing fish Hg is not improper due to the possible side effects of excessive intake. It may be feasible to use less toxic organic selenium strengthened salt instead of common salt in fish processing, which may avoid of excessive intake of selenium, and reduce toxicity by changes of mercury chemical forms and bioavailability. This paper reviews the toxic issue of Hg residue in fish, and discusses the possibility of applying selenium strengthened salt in fish process to solve the problem of Mercury (Hg) residue, which is an important food safety issue. Keywords: Heavy metal; Aquatic food; Neurotoxicity; Minamata disease ...