Shellfish monitoring
Food safety regulation and monitoring of the shellfish harvesting industry.
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Classification of shellfish harvesting areas
The Classification of bivalve molluscs production areas as designated in accordance with the controls laid down in Annex II of Regulation 854/2006.
Sanitary surveys
Shellfish production areas are subject to multiple sources of pollution. Under EU regulations, an assessment of the sources of pollution must be undertaken and a sampling plan established for all new shellfish harvesting areas.
Official control biotoxin monitoring (live bivalve molluscs) programme (England and Wales)
The following is information relating to biotoxin testing within classified areas in England and Wales.
Official control monitoring (live bivalve molluscs) programme (Scotland)
Information relating to biotoxin testing within Scottish waters up to 31 January 2012.
Official control monitoring (live bivalve molluscs) programme (Northern Ireland)
Information relating to Official Control testing within Northern Ireland waters.
Domoic acid in the king scallop (Pecten maximus)
A summary of a report prepared for the EU ASP Working Group by the UK National Reference Laboratory for Marine Biotoxins (January 2001).
Burry Inlet Shellfish Stakeholder Meeting
Minutes of Burry Inlet Shellfish Stakeholder Meeting, 19 September 2002, Dylan Thomas Conference Centre, Swansea.
Food hygiene regulations and the scallop industry
The Food Standards Agency Scotland held a series of open meetings at the end of 2005 to discuss issues surrounding the introduction of the new EU hygiene regulations from 1 January 2006, and how they affect the scallop industry.
JRT test in the UK monitoring programme
Report on the use of the Jellett rapid testing (JRT) kit for PSP toxins detection in the UK statutory monitoring programme for marine biotoxins.
Report of expert group on methods for detecting lipophilic marine biotoxins
The expert group was convened to review and make recommendations on the suitability of available and potential methodologies for use in the UK's statutory monitoring programme for lipophilic marine biotoxins.
Report on the evaluation and refinement of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) HPLC method (2005.06)
Refinement and in-house validation of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) method (2005.06): the determination of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins in mussels by liquid chromatography and fluorescence detection.