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NRL (marine biotoxins) activities and proficiency tests

Areas of Expertise: Animal Health and Welfare,  Food Quality and Safety,  Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems
Service: Diagnostic & Analytical

AFBI Stormont National Reference Laboratory for marine biotoxins reports and proficiency tests

Annual reports

  • 1st April 2022 - 31st March 2023
  • 1st April 2021 - 31st March 2022
  • 1st April 2020 - 31st March 2021

Other reports: 

Review of OC phytoplankton and flesh biotoxin results (E&W) between 2010-2023

European scientific opinion

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain

  • The EFSA Journal (2008) 589: Marine biotoxins in shellfish – Okadaic acid and analogues
  • The EFSA Journal (2008) 723: Marine biotoxins in shellfish – Azaspiracid group
  • The EFSA Journal (2008) 907: Marine biotoxins in shellfish – Yessotoxin group
  • The EFSA Journal (2009) 1109: Marine biotoxins in shellfish – Pectenotoxin group
  • The EFSA Journal (2009) 1019: Marine biotoxins in shellfish – Saxitoxin group
  • The EFSA Journal (2009) 1181: Marine biotoxins in shellfish – Domoic acid
  • The EFSA Journal (2009) 7(12): Scientific Opinion on marine biotoxins in shellfish – Palytoxin group
  • The EFSA Journal (2009) 1306: Marine biotoxins in shellfish – Summary on regulated marine biotoxins
  • The EFSA Journal (2010) 8(7): Scientific Opinion on marine biotoxins in shellfish – Emerging toxins: Brevetoxin group
  • The EFSA Journal (2010) 8(6):1627: Scientific Opinion on marine biotoxins in shellfish – Emerging toxins: Ciguatoxin group
  • The EFSA Journal (2010) 8(6):1628: Scientific Opinion on marine biotoxins in shellfish – Cyclic imines (spirolides, gymnodimines, pinnatoxins and pteriatoxins)

Proficiency tests

  • UKNRL Proficiency Test Results

Book traversal links for NRL (marine biotoxins) activities and proficiency tests

  • Legislation relating to food hygiene and marine biotoxins
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