Mercury and Metals in Canadian Fish Products 2000-2021

CFIA inspection results for mercury and 15 other metals in fish products span from 2000 to 2021. The dataset is a compilation of raw testing data compiled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. It provides a multi-decade view of metal contamination levels in fish.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in mercury concentrations across different fish product types.
• Assess correlations between levels of different metals, such as lead and cadmium, within samples.
• Model compliance rates against food safety standards for metals like arsenic and selenium.
• Compare contamination levels across geographic regions based on product origin data.

Strengths

• Covers 22 years of testing data from 2000 to 2021
• Includes results for 16 distinct metals including mercury, lead, and arsenic

Limitations

• Specific sample size and row count are unknown
• Geographic granularity and product categorization details are unspecified

Provenance

Source

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Collection Method

Compilation of raw inspection and testing data

Time Range

2000 to 2021

Freshness

Data covers up to 2021, with metadata last updated in 2026.

Geography

Canada (implied)