Zouher Amzil, Amélie Derrien, Aouregan Terre Terrillon, Véronique Savar, Thomas Bertin, Marion Peyrat, Audrey Duval, Korian Lhaute, Nathalie Arnich, Vincent Hort, Marina Nicolas
Shellfish accumulate microalgal toxins, which can make them unsafe for human consumption. In France, in accordance with EU regulations, three groups of marine toxins are currently under official monitoring: lipophilic toxins, saxitoxins, and domoic acid. Other unregulated toxin groups are also present in European shellfish, including emerging lipophilic and hydrophilic marine toxins (e.g., pinnatoxins, brevetoxins) and the neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA). To acquire data on emerging toxins in France, the monitoring program EMERGTOX was set up along the French coasts in 2018...
July 31, 2023: Marine Drugs