General Information

Event name: GB-21-008
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: > 160 ug OA eq /KG)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Food Standards Scotland Biotoxin monitoring programmeThe Biotoxin and Phytoplankton official control monitoring programmes for England and Wales)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: Cefas Plankton Lab

Location & Date

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General location information: St Austell Bay, South West England
HAB Area code(s): GB-08
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2021-09-07
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2021-09-07, End: 2021-10-14
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis spp. (1900 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Coates, L., Bear, E. and Maskrey, B. (2022). The Biotoxin and Phytoplankton official control monitoring programmes for England and Wales. Summary report for 2021. Cefas Project Report for FSA (Contract C7473/C7474), 19 pp

Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Okadaic Acid OA eq 292 LC-MS
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