| Event name: | BE-08-001 | |
| Country: | BELGIUM | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: >160 µg/kg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | Yes (No toxin-producer was observed) | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mytilus edulis | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Regular food safety inspection) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | De Rijcke, Maarten | |
| Location: | Latitude: 51.200556, Longitude: 2.676667 | |
| General location information: |
Nieuwpoort Bank, Belgian part of the North Sea HAB Area code(s): BE-01 |
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| Additional location information: | At the time, this area was legally known as "shellfish production area D-1" | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2008-08-01 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2008-08-01, End: 2008-08-14 | |
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| Causative organism known: | No | |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | Dinophysis spp. was not observed at above threshold levels during phytoplankton monitoring at the time | |
| Event-related bibliography: | WIV-ISP, 2008. Analysis report R22/23-2008-01675. Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium. / FAVV, 2008. Meeting report of the Advisory Commission Nr. 2008-7. Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FAVV/FASFC), Brussels, Belgium. 21p. | |
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| Additional Environmental information: | Not recorded | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional information: | Detection method used is undisclosed | |||||||||||
| Economic losses: | 10.000€ direct loss of revenue, subsequent termination of the aquaculture brand caused an est. loss of 500.000€ | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Shellfish recall and shellfish closure | |||||||||||
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