Bioaccessibility of Hg, Cd and As in cooked black scabbard fish and edible crab

► Type of food and cooking preparation influence bioaccessibility of Hg, Cd and As. ►Cancer pagurus brown meat and grilled Aphanopus carbo should be moderately consumed. ►C. pagurus muscle and fried/steamed A. carbo consumption should be encouraged. ► Validation of in vitro digestion methods for different samples is urgently needed. ►In vitro digestion models provide crucial information for food risk assessment.