Over the last 25 years the consumption and trade of shellfish has increased globally as well as in Europe. However, an increase has been observed in the frequency and diversity of toxic algal blooms. These algae are accumulated by most shellfish species and can cause serious health problems for the consumers. The lack of reliable analytical methods for the determination of toxins that cause DSP is one of the main problems for dealing with the potential problems associated with toxic shellfish. The BIOTOX project is an ambitious multi-disciplinary project in which the lack of analytical methods for the determination of marine lipophylic shellfish toxins is addressed.

This project is subsidised by the European Commission through the

SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME
PRIORITY [Food Quality and Safety]
[FP6-2003-Food-2A]

Proposal/Contract number: 514074