Health Risk Assessment for Cyanobacterial Toxins in Seafood

Vanora Mulvenna, Katie Dale, Brian Priestly, Utz Mueller, Andrew Humpage, Glen Shaw, Graeme Allinson and Ian Falconer
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Vanora Mulvenna: Department of Health, GPO Box 4541, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
Katie Dale: Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
Brian Priestly: Australian Centre for Human Health Risk Assessment, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
Utz Mueller: Food Standards Australia New Zealand, 55 Blackall Street, Barton, ACT 2600, Australia
Andrew Humpage: Australian Water Quality Centre, SA Water, GPO Box 1751, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
Glen Shaw: School of Public Health, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland 4222, Australia
Graeme Allinson: Future Farming Systems Research Division, Department of Primary Industries, Queenscliff, Victoria 3225, Australia
Ian Falconer: Pharmacology, Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia

IJERPH, 2012, vol. 9, issue 3, 1-14

Abstract: Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are abundant in fresh, brackish and marine waters worldwide. When toxins produced by cyanobacteria are present in the aquatic environment, seafood harvested from these waters may present a health hazard to consumers. Toxicity hazards from seafood have been internationally recognised when the source is from marine algae (dinoflagellates and diatoms), but to date few risk assessments for cyanobacterial toxins in seafood have been presented. This paper estimates risk from seafood contaminated by cyanobacterial toxins, and provides guidelines for safe human consumption.

Keywords: cyanobacteria; blue-green algae; toxins; seafood safety; health guidelines (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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