What plans it has to introduce whole animal testing for monitoring levels of amnesic shellfish poisoning and a separate test for those part…

Answered Asked by John Farquhar Munro LD Lodged 14 Dec 1999

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to introduce whole animal testing for monitoring levels of amnesic shellfish poisoning and a separate test for those particular parts of the scallop that are going to be sold.

The answer

Answered by Susan Deacon on 21 Jan 2000 · 38 days after it was lodged, 24 days after it was due

There are no plans to change the existing testing regime for amnesic shellfish poisoning in scallops.EU legislation requires that the whole body or any part edible separately is tested. The testing regime in Scotland is directed to the gonad since research has shown that, of the most commonly eaten parts of the scallop, this tends to have the highest concentrations of toxins.

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