Food Surveillance Information Sheet Number 54
A total of 260 samples of shellfish were collected from 8 sites along the
North East coast of England and 11 other sites along the coast of England and
Wales. Samples were analysed for DSP toxins using a bioassay with a limit of
determination of 20µg/100g shellfish flesh.
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Table 1: Surveillance for DSP toxins in English and Welsh shellfish
collected in 1994 |
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Sample type
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Number of samples tested
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Number of positive samples
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Mussels
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225
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3
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Cockles
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16
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-
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Oysters
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8
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-
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Edible crab
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1
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-
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Winkle
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9
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-
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Whelk
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1
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-
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Positive mussel samples were as follows:
Solway Firth Maryport 1st March 1994
Solway Firth Maryport 8 March 1994
Berwick 14 June 1994
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