Risks for public health related to the presence of tetrodotoxin (TTX) and TTX analogues in marine bivalves and gastropods

Risks for public health related to the presence of tetrodotoxin (TTX) and TTX analogues in marine bivalves and gastropods

Abstract Tetrodotoxin (TTX) and its analogues are produced by marine bacteria and have been detected in marine bivalves and gastropods from European waters. The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific opinion on the risks to public health related to the presence of TTX and TTX analogues in m...

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Main Authors: EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Helle Katrine Knutsen, Jan Alexander, Lars Barregård, Margherita Bignami, Beat Brüschweiler, Sandra Ceccatelli, Bruce Cottrill, Michael Dinovi, Lutz Edler, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Christer Hogstrand, Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom, Carlo Stefano Nebbia, Isabelle P. Oswald, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Nathalie Arnich, Diane Benford, Luis Botana, Barbara Viviani, Davide Arcella, Marco Binaglia, Zsuzsanna Horvath, Hans Steinkellner, Mathijs vanManen, Annette Petersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-04-01
Series:EFSA Journal
Subjects:
tetrodotoxin
marine bivalves
marine gastropods
human health risk
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4752

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https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4752

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