Fish caught in the Sajó River is safe to consume

By: STA Date: 2026. 01. 28. 09:00

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Over the past year and a half, the National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) has continuously examined fish caught in the Sajó River. Based on the laboratory results, it can be stated that their consumption is safe: there is no acute risk, and the level of toxic heavy metals regulated by the limit value also complies with the regulations.

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In the summer of 2024, the Northern Hungarian Fishing Association drew the attention of Nébih to the news that the Slovak authorities had banned the consumption of fish caught in the Sajó River due to arsenic contamination. Nébih immediately contacted the Slovak authority responsible for food control, and experts took samples from the part of the Sajó River close to the border. In the laboratory, the experts examined the presence of toxic heavy metals originating from herbivorous and predatory fish.

Based on the available information and laboratory test results, Nébih did not recommend the consumption of fish caught in the Sajó River in 2024

In the year and a half since the announcement, Nébih experts have tested the meat of herbivorous and predatory fish caught in the Sajó River several times for toxic heavy metal content. 26 samples were tested in the Nébih laboratory, and 12 samples were tested for inorganic arsenic in a foreign laboratory. The measurements did not detect toxic heavy metals (lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic) exceeding the limit value in the caught fish.

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