Don’t know much about accumulated heavy metals, but they’re really low on the food chain, so they’re a priori going to have less of those than those higher up the food chain.
What’s likely to have PFAS/microplastics/BPA/other toxic compounds is the canned mussels tins. Do your own research, and consider paying for a Million Marker test to check for your levels of BPA/Phthalates after eating them for a while (with a baseline test if possible) to gauge how bad it is.
Personally, I only buy EU-made canned fish (especially Spain, Portugal, and rarely France). Many manufacturers I’ve talked to personally use BPA-NI cans and have more stringent health regulation than other manufacturers elsewhere. But even then, you’re just buying a better lottery ticket.
I expect raw oysters not to have this problem. It’s likely fresh mussels are the same. So just beware if you intend to consume lots of canned fish.
I did a spot check since bivalves are filter feeders and so can accumulate contaminants more than you might expect. Mussels and oysters are both pretty low in mercury, hopefully this extends to other contaminants.
Don’t know much about accumulated heavy metals, but they’re really low on the food chain, so they’re a priori going to have less of those than those higher up the food chain.
What’s likely to have PFAS/microplastics/BPA/other toxic compounds is the canned mussels tins. Do your own research, and consider paying for a Million Marker test to check for your levels of BPA/Phthalates after eating them for a while (with a baseline test if possible) to gauge how bad it is.
Personally, I only buy EU-made canned fish (especially Spain, Portugal, and rarely France). Many manufacturers I’ve talked to personally use BPA-NI cans and have more stringent health regulation than other manufacturers elsewhere. But even then, you’re just buying a better lottery ticket.
I expect raw oysters not to have this problem. It’s likely fresh mussels are the same. So just beware if you intend to consume lots of canned fish.
I did a spot check since bivalves are filter feeders and so can accumulate contaminants more than you might expect. Mussels and oysters are both pretty low in mercury, hopefully this extends to other contaminants.