title: Distribution of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning toxins in consignments of blue mussel.
abstract: Data describing the distribution of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning toxins in 13 consignments of Danish-produced blue mussels are reported. The content of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning toxins was measured by a liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry detection method, and mean levels in the 13 consignments varied from 58 to 243 microg kg(-1). The distributions of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning toxins in the consignments were relatively homogeneous as the relative standard deviation of the content varied from 7 to 19%. The results are discussed in relation to food safety, the uncertainty of sampling and analysis, and the newly introduced European Union maximum levels of marine biotoxins in seafood products.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Food Safety and Nutrition, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Soborg, Denmark. kej@fdir.dk
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000737:chemistry*; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods; D005062:European Union; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D008387:Marine Toxins / Q000032:analysis*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D009498:Neurotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D019319:Okadaic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012758:Shellfish / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D008387:Marine Toxins; D009498:Neurotoxins; D019319:Okadaic Acid