Collection and Analysis of Shellfish Flesh from Scottish Inshore and Offshore Harvesting areas for Chemical Contaminants

Objective

In support of the requirements for surveilance of chemical contaminants in shellfish under Commission Regulation (EC) 466/2001 and the Shellfish Hygiene Directive 91/492/EEC, mussels (Mytilus edulis), oysters (Crassostrea gigas) and scallops (Pecten maximus) will be sampled from a variety of selected inshore and offshore harvesting areas representative of shellfish production in Scotland. The tissues will be analysed for concentrations of environmental contaminants, including trace metals, PAHs, CBs, dioxin and non dioxin-like PCBs, OCPs and TBBPA.

More information

Shellfish will be harvested from areas representative of Scottish shellfish production in January to March, when the lipid content is at a maximum and contamination level at its highest. The tissues will be analysed for concentrations of environmental contaminants, including trace metals, PAHs, CBs, dioxin and non dioxin-like PCBs, OCPs and TBBPA. All analytical methods are quality controlled and UKAS accredited.

<p>Find more about this project and other FSA food safety-related projects at the <a href="http://www.food.gov.uk/science/research/" target="_blank">Food Standards Agency Research webpage</a>.

Institution

Fisheries Research Service

Start date

2005

End date

2006

Funding Source

Food Standards Agency

Project number

S14026/27